I would use Chicken Little in second-grade as part of the core standards in the genre of folktales. The students can use skills and strategies for comparing texts. I would use Steven Kellogg’s retelling alongside a more traditional re-telling such as Paul Galdone’s version in order to make comparisons between the two and have the children decide which version they enjoyed more. Summary: In this version of Chicken Little‚ the focus is more on the character Foxy Loxy‚ who is portrayed as an escaped
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December 7‚ 2012 Revenge: A Leech’s Worth Revenge can take a person’s life over. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Roger Chillingworth begins seeking revenge and becomes completely obsessed with getting what he wants. Roger Chillingworth seeks his revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale. Roger Chillingworth is taken over by revenge; ultimately resulting in the physical and mental decay of his body and soul. In the opening of the novel Roger Chillingworth deformities are not as noticeable‚ but
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CH1&2?’S 1. Why are the people gathered outside the jailhouse? 2. What does the rose represent? 3. Why is Hester on trial? 4. What is Hester’s punishment? 5. What does the scarlet letter represent? CH3&4?’S 1. What does Hester see at the edge of the crowd? 2. How does the stranger describe himself? 3. What does the stranger look like? 4. Who is asked to speak with Hester? 5. Who is left in the room with Hester and the baby? CH5&6?’S 1. Is Hester being forced to stay in the society?
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The Scarlett Letter as a whole is more focused on the ambiguity of issues such as sin in this case. Upon taking a deep dive into the what is really behind the story‚ one would say that the focus here is on the effects of the sin rather than the sin itself. Despite all the ambiguity Hawthorne portrays throughout the novel‚ he is one to believe that one can only free themselves from the sin they might have committed through forgiveness and benevolence of a good heart. During a lifetime‚ forgiving
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The summary The little women’s story begin when Meg and Jo are teenagers and the two youngest are entering adolescence. Their family is in the poorest period since the father is serving in the army. At this time‚ Laurie‚ a rich boy‚ move to this town and become girls’ close friend. Each of the girls faces their moral demons when they grow older. Jo strives hard to be a great writer. The bashful girl Beth has to conquer shyness‚ while Amy‚ the youngest one‚ has to fight against her bosom enemy ------
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Chapter 1 and 2: symbolism Intro: Symbolism is a major technique within Hawthorne’s novel. The symbols portrays sufficient information about the themes of society‚ sin and the individual which informs us about the effects of Puritan law. Society: In chapter 1 Puritan society is immediately depicted as harsh through the subtle symbolism of the prison door which was ’studded with iron spikes’. Also the ’bearded men’ in ’sad coloured garments’ illustrates a morbid aura. The mention of ’cemetery’
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The manner in which one obtains their morals and journey through life differs; some establish morals and venture life with observances of fairness‚ while others endure the tumult to find humanity on their own. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester‚ a sinful woman‚ learns to establish a new identity under her branded “A”. Hester develops a new sense of morality‚ as her story darkens to an end foreshadowed by the symbolic rose bush. The rose bush merely symbolizes the commencement of
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“Doodle was paralyzed‚ so I put him on my shoulder and carried him down the ladder‚ and even when we were outside in the bright sunshine‚ he clung to me‚ crying‚ ‘Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.’” (Hurst) The passage from the story‚ The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst‚ shows how even as the narrator found pleasure in tormenting his younger brother Doodle‚ he still felt a responsibility to Doodle and cared for him. Throughout the story the narrator often forces his weak brother to do seemingly impossible
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Relationships through the Scarlet Letter show in many forms. In this book ‚ the most prominent secret to the reader is the one most guarded. Hester and Dimmesdale’s relationship is shown at first when they meet in the woods. Through the beginning of the book‚ Hester refuses to reveal her fellow sinner though to the reader It is obvious that they both have feelings for each other. Both torn by the separation they must endure‚ and bound by the fear of society finding out their secret‚ they hide. Hester
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The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is endowed with the proclivity to unveil the truth that shrouds the sinners of the Puritan society‚ especially those of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl‚ a product of two sinners’ passion‚ is cast aside from the harsh Puritan society‚ which envelops her in the utmost freedom that is neither confined by Puritan laws nor thinking. In truth‚ Pearl is able to induce philosophical insight into human nature through her connection and fascination with the scarlet letter
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