Due Monday, October 29, 2012

The midterm will consist of:

• Two texts with accompanying reading comprehension, vocabulary, and PRS questions
• All vocabulary and PRS from the quarter
• A short answer comparing the depiction of Puritans in The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
• A short answer on Dark Romanticism.

Due Thursday, October 25, 2012

Post a comment asking a corresponding question about either The Scarlet Letter or The Crucible to my posts about Analysis, Evaluation, and Creation. Think about how the two texts are similar and different, and how they influence peoples' views about Puritanism.

Due Monday, October 22, 2012

Finish reading Act I of The Crucible. Choose another quotation that makes a connection to The Scarlet Letter and explain why.

Post an example word for each PRS associated with vocabulary from The Crucible.

Due Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Find a quotation from "The Crucible." To access the play, go to my.hrw.com and sign in. The Crucible is under Early American Writing. Choose a quotation from page 138-141 that you think has a connection to The Scarlet Letter. Post the quotation in MLA format in the analysis section of the blog, and include a response comparing or contrasting its content to The Scarlet Letter.

Post something for the vocabulary words: deference, subservient, and corroborate.

Due Monday, October 15, 2012

Finish reading The Scarlet Letter, you should know all of it to be able to participate in next week's class activities effectively.

If you would like, you can preview Act I of the Crucible. It is located in Unit 1 of your online textbook, Early American Writing. We will be using class time, however, to fill out the Holt Reader for Act I.

Extra Credit: If you would like to make-up points or get extra credit, make a poster (at least size A3) of your reworked 4 stanzas of "The Raven." The poster should be decorated with a picture of the bird you have chosen to replace the raven, and reflect the mood of your lines. The latest this will be accepted is Thursday, October 18th.

Due Thursday, October 11, 2012

Rewrite your response to the Socratic Seminar essay. Print it out with correct formatting and include your first draft when you turn it in.

Due Monday, October 8, 2012

Post a comment to "Why a raven," where you rewrite the four stanzas, substituting another bird for the raven.

Read The Scarlet Letter up to Chapter 20.

Due Thursday, October 4, 2012

Post something for the vocabulary from "The Raven."

Due Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Choose a quotation from any place in The Scarlet Letter up to Chapter 15 which marks it as Dark Romantic Literature. Post the quotation along with a short explanation about why it is Dark Romantic. Do not post the same quotation as someone else. Possible reasons include:

• Emotions dominating reason
• Sin and despair
• The outside reflecting the inside