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Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Selected (9) reading passages (grades 10-12) to pair with "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. After being forced to wear a scarlet "A" and live on the outskirts of the colonial Puritan settlement, Hester Prynne struggles to repent and raise her illegitimate daughter, Pearl, alone. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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Concepts
identity, imagery, love, morality, romanticism, reading connected text, the scarlet letter
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice