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ERIC Number: EJ341047
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Fourth Period Discovers Hester as Mother: Hawthorne's Mother?
Heginbotham, Eleanor
English Journal, v75 n6 p40-44 Oct 1986
A teacher discusses how she used criticism of "The Scarlet Letter," when studying the book, in her honors class. The students were also intrigued by the biographical information they learned about Hawthorne, and eager to use it in interpreting his novel. (SRT)
Descriptors: Biographies, English Instruction, Honors Curriculum, Literary Criticism, Private Schools, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Hawthorne (Nathaniel); Scarlet Letter