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Suggested search terms Dewey numbers Books Electronic databases Best Bets Encyclopedias & reference sources History		Web sites Best Bets Hawthorne & The Scarlet Letter Literary criticism information P lagiarism policy
Suggested search terms These terms – used alone or in combination – may be helpful for performing keyword searches in the NHHS media center catalog or electronic databases. Plan your search using the Search Planning Worksheet.
19th century Adultery in literature American fiction American literature Characters in literature Criticism and interpretation Hawthorne, Nathaniel History and criticism Light and darkness in literature		Literary criticism Literary style Literature Massachusetts in literature Popular literature Puritans in literature Prynne, Hester Scarlet Letter Women in literature
Return to table of contents Dewey numbers The following ranges of call numbers show the areas where you can browse for books in the library: 803 (Literature dictionaries and encyclopedias) 809 (Literature history, description & criticism) 810 (American literature in English) 813 (American fiction in English) 818 (American miscellaneous writings) 920 (Biography) Return to table of contents
Books Books about American literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Scarlet Letter have been reserved under your teacher's name. They are shelved on a cart for your use in the Media Center. See the list (click on Categories and Scarlet Letter). Return to table of contents
Electronic databases Using the suggested search terms, look for articles about Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter in the following Media Center electronic databases, accessible from the NHHS Media Center home page: BEST BETS Biography Resource Center EBSCOhost Web-Academic Search Premier EBSCOhost Web-MasterFile Premier Facts on File-Literary Reference Online JSTOR Literature Resource Center Return to table of contents ENCYCLOPEDIA & REFERENCE SOURCES EBSCOhost Web-Funk & Wagnalls Grolier Online Return to table of contents HISTORY ABC CLIO-American History EBSCO Student Research Center-History EBSCOhost-History Reference Center Facts on File-American History Online Facts on File-American Women's History Facts on File-History Database Center Return to table of contents Web sites BEST BETS Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction: Nathaniel Hawthorne http://www.bartleby.com/310/1/ Criticisms and interpretations of The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne in Salem http://www.hawthorneinsalem.com/Introduction.html Information on Hawthorne's life and times in Salem, Mass. Check the Scholar's Forum for complete papers, articles, and lectures on Hawthorne and his world by Hawthorne scholars, college and university faculty, and graduate students. The Nathaniel Hawthorne Home Page http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/hawthorne.html A vast range of research tools, including biographical information, e-texts, criticisms, and many additional links. Perspectives in American Literature http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/Chap3/hawthorne.html A general introduction to Hawthorne and his role in the romantic movement in American literary history. This site also includes biographical information, a critical bibliography, and a list of themes recurrent in Hawthorne's fiction. Re turn to table of contents HAWTHORNE & THE SCARLET LETTER American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ Search the Literature section for reviews and analyses of The Scarlet Letter. The Cambridge History of English & American Literature http://www.bartleby.com/226/index.html#2 Reflections on Hawthorne and his works by John Erskine, Ph.D., Professor of English at Columbia University. C-SPAN American Writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne h ttp://www.americanwriters.org/writers/hawthorne.asp A companion to C-SPAN’s 2002 television series, which featured writers who have chronicled the course of our nation. Nathaniel Hawthorne http://www.bartleby.com/187/6.html Chapter 4 of The American Novel by professor and editor Carl Van Doren. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter http://www.uwm.edu/Library/special/exhibits/clastext/clspg143.htm A series of articles offering interpretations of various editions of the classic text. Compiled by the Special Collections department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library. Making of America http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa/index.html Conduct an Advanced Search on Hawthorne and Scarlet Letter to review digitized American books and journals from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. Peabody Essex Museum http://www.pem.org/library/hawthorne/# An interactive exhibition of papers, rare books, artwork, and other objects relating to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter http://www.geocities.com/ibenglish_chs/firstpage.html Biography, literary criticisms, and an examination of influences on Hawthorne's work. Re turn to table of contents LITERARY CRITICISM INFORMATION Critical Reading: A Guide http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html Tips for analyzing literature from a professor at Canada's Brock University Online Literary Criticism Collection http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=haw-2 Links to online literary criticism, compiled by the Internet Public Library. Pathfinder on Literary Criticism http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48496 A definition of literary criticism and suggestions for finding it in the library and online. Compiled by the Internet Public Library. Return to table of contents
Plagiarism policy Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor. NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm You can help prevent plagiarism by taking good notes, which include the source of your information. Try using this note-taking grid, which uses Word's table feature, to record your information. After your have completed this grid, save it to your own disk or directory. You can sort it by the Section column to organize your notes by the categories in your paper's outline. You can also sort it by the Source column to create a rough draft of your bibliography. Note-taking grid http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/MediaCenter/notegrid.doc Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools: NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information) http://www.noodletools.com/login.php Return to table of contents
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