RESEARCH+ASSIGNMENT

Read the following sections in the back of the Bedford/St. Martin’s edition of //The Scarlet Letter//. Each is part of the “Contextual Documents and Illustrations” section of the book. Be sure to annotate as you read. If you'd like to set aside a portion of your notebook, titling it "The Scarlet Letter" and then keep notes on these readings there, that's okay as well. This is due Friday, Sept. 30, so space out readings and then reread as necessary. I will hold you accountable for the material. Be ready to go on Friday.


 * 1) “Personal Contexts” (203-211)
 * 2) “Puritan Contexts” (212-213)
 * 3) Study the map on page 214; circle Boston and Salem.
 * 4) “//From// Trial of Anne Hutchinson…” (218-221)
 * 5) “//From// A History of Boston…” (221)
 * 6) “Adultery” (241)
 * 7) “Laws Addressing Adultery…” (242-244)
 * 8) “//From// The History of New England…” (244-245)