ABSTRACT

Advanced Placement Classroom: The Scarlet Letter provides teachers with a user-friendly field-tested guide to teaching one of the truly great American novels. Considering a wide range of academically interpretive methodologies, it moves beyond basic elements of plot, characterization, and theme into a multifaceted, skill-based, and critically inquisitive approach to instruction. Designed pragmatically with the AP English Literature exam as an end goal, the book includes dozens of ready-to-use assignments, prompts, quizzes, rubrics, and lesson plans, all aiding students' ultimate success.

chapter Chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|28 pages

Literary Criticism: Ten Ways to See a Book

chapter Chapter 3|58 pages

Reading The Scarlet Letter

chapter Chapter 4|26 pages

Understanding The Scarlet Letter

chapter Chapter 5|19 pages

Talking About the Scarlet Letter

chapter Chapter 6|39 pages

Writing About the Scarlet Letter