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9 Wks – Wk4: D2
Theme/Style Analysis
Agenda
Review chapters 1-2
Group Text-Based Questions:
Chapters 1-2
Discuss chapters 1-2 using questions
Exit Ticket: The Letter A
Homework: Read chapters 3-4.
Chapters 1-2
What
happened
?
Discussion Question I
Define the word “utopia” used in chapter 1.
Cite 6 words in chapter 1 that are opposite
of “utopia.”
Finally, what do you think Hawthorne is
trying to say about Hester’s society by
putting this contrast of utopia and elements
that aren’t utopian?
Discussion Question 2
In chapter 1, there is vivid description of details
surrounding the prison door:
What piece of vegetation stands out amongst all
the rest?
Why would Hawthorne include a description of
something that is different than the rest of the
descriptions–does this have a symbolic meaning?
Discussion Question 3
In chapter 2, how does the narrator describe the
women who are standing outside the prison–what
are they doing?
What do these women reveal about Hester’s
society?
These women know Hester’s crime of adultery, and
they decide to judge her, but what details should
they know before they decide to go and judge?
Discussion Question 4
In chapter 2, how is the A described?
How do some in the crowd feel about the way
Hester’s A is described?
Are there crimes today that cause people to
“wear an A?”
Should public humiliation be a fitting crime for
Hester, and for these people?
Home
work:
Read
chapters
3-4.
Exit Ticket:
You are to create a letter
“A” for yourself.
With this letter, you are
to write on the back a
confession of a secret
about yourself.
We will hold these face
down on desks for the
next few weeks.