Read through "The Raven" at least once.
Bring your Holt Reader, if you did not leave it in class today.
Write a 500 word essay based on one of the questions from the Socratic Seminar. Your essay requires a thesis and at least two supporting topics sentences. It will be graded on how well it uses evidence from The Scarlet Letter to support your own opinions and analyses. Note: As always, bring a paper copy to class or I will not grade your assignment.
Analysis Questions:
•Why
does Mr. Dimmesdale
refuse to take medicine?
•How
has committing adultery affected Hester’s relationship with other people?
•What
does Pearl’s attraction to Dimmesdale signify?
•What
similarities are there between Pearl and the scarlet letter?
•How
has isolation affected Pearl?
•Have
you ever been in a situation such as when Hester faced the possibility of
giving up Pearl?
•What
can we infer about Pearl’s future based on her obsession with the scarlet
letter?
•What
evidence is there that Dimmesdale
might be Pearl’s father?
Evaluation Questions:
•Do
you think Dimmesdale is
acting suspiciously?
•Do
you think Pearl is being raised in a good environment?
•Do
you think Pearl is a good or bad influence on Hester?
•Do
you think it is fair that the governor’s sister has not been punished?
•Do
you think Hester has the ability to give Pearl a complete childhood? If not,
should she be taken away?
•Do
you think Hester’s attitude toward Pearl is appropriate?
Creation Questions:
•How
do you think Pearl’s future will be like?
•What
will happen to Dimmesdale if Chillingworth
finds out that Dimmesdale had
committed adultery?
•Will
Pearl commit adultery like her mother when she grows up?
•Do
you think the governor’s sister will get thrown in jail?
•How
would knowing about the scarlet letter’s meaning affect Pearl’s relationship to
Hester and Dimmesdale?
•How
will Hester educate Pearl about adultery?
•How
would the story have gone if Chillingsworth had
not been a doctor?
•What
would have happened if Chillingsworth had
not decided to pursue revenge?
