Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Watch God in America section on the Puritans (runs from the 12:30 mark to 32:30)

1. What does guilt look like? Draw a symbol for guilt.
2. Your friends are angry at you. Would you rather get the silent treatment or be angrily confronted? Briefly explain your choice.
3. Write a definition for “scapegoat.” Add to the definition written by your peers by giving examples.
4. What are some possible reasons someone might not speak up for themselves when they are being treated unfairly or are simply misunderstood.?



HW: Read Scarlet Letter ch 1-2 (33-41) 

Write questions in margin
Keep track of characters
What do you notice about the cultural setting?
What about the physical setting?
Circle and look up all vocabulary words that you find challenging.
Are there places where you feel the text invites you to read for figurative/symbolic meaning? Where?  Why?
What do you think of the narrator?  What makes him trustworthy or not?  Do you think he is essentially Hawthorne or a creation of Hawthorne's? Why?


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