The Scarlet Letter: Ch 1-24 Prompt 2

Analyze The Scarlet Letter through a Feminist Lens.

Initial responses must be between 250 and 300 words. Do not exceed 500 words. Due Monday, Nov. 26 by 11:55 pm.

Peer response must be between 100 and 250 words. Do not exceed 300 words.  Due Block day, Nov. 29 by 11:55 pm.

The Scarlet Letter Ch 1-24: Prompt 1

Evaluate the Transcendentalist and American Romantic influences within The Scarlet Letter.

Initial responses must be between 250 and 300 words. Do not exceed 500 words. Due Monday, Nov. 26 by 11:55 pm.

Peer response must be between 100 and 250 words. Do not exceed 300 words.  Due Block day, Nov. 29 by 11:55 pm.

Questions 4: The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1-10

Students with last names Rf-Z answer question 4. (Initial Post).

 

Question 4: Examine one character from the text and the impact that this character has upon the plot.

Question 3: The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1-10

Students with last names M-Re answer question 3. (Initial Post)

 

Question 3: Examine the point of view within the text and its impact upon the plot.

 

Question 2: The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1-10

Students with last names F-L answer question 2. (Intial Post)

Question 2: Examine one of the following motifs present within the text: (Nature, Individual, Conformity, Secrets, Scapegoat, Outsider)

Question 1: The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1-10

Students with last names A-E answer question 1. (Initial Response)

 

Question 1: Examine Nathaniel Hawthorne's representation of the Puritan community within the text.

Prior Knowledge: The Scarlet Letter Question 2

What does the propensity for governments to use scapegoats as a means to keep control/order over its people reveal about the government's ethics?

Prior Knowledge: The Scarlet Letter Question 1

What are the benefits and complications with societies mandating a set of moral ideologies? How might this affect an individual's ability to be true to himself/herself?