Lesson 1.7.1

Lesson 1.7.1 Objective

The classic American novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read with the poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways” and “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street,” helps students think about the relationship between social isolation and independence. In The Scarlet Letter, students meet Hester Prynne, who is shunned by her community for an unlawful act. After reading the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter, students will demonstrate their understanding of how plot is developed through characterization and details about the historical and social setting of this society in a short written response.

Instructional Tasks

Go to StudySync and complete the following tasks. Take notes in your English notebook and take a picture of them once completed. Then, submit this picture to Google Classroom to Lesson 1.7.1 Notes.

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Reading Tasks

Go to StudySync and complete the following tasks

  • Lesson 1.7.1 Independent Read: Indian Boarding School: The Runaways

Practice Tasks

Go to StudySync and complete the following tasks

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Lesson 1.7.1 Mastery Check

Once you have completed the lessons/tasks above, ask Ms. Simpson, either in-person or via email, for the lesson 1.7.1 mastery check. Remember, you must successfully pass lesson 1.7.1 mastery check in order to move on to lesson 1.7.2.