1. The Scarlet Letter Chapters 4 to 6

2. “The Recognition” and “The Interview” Basic (think about): D escribe Chillingworth both physically and psychologicallyBasic (think about): D escribe Chillingworth both physically and psychologically Higher Level (in journal): Compare and contrast Chillingworth’s reaction to Hester’s transgression with Hester’s reaction to his arrival.Higher Level (in journal): Compare and contrast Chillingworth’s reaction to Hester’s transgression with Hester’s reaction to his arrival.

3. “The Recognition” and “The Interview” Highest Level (in groups): Hawthorne uses characterization that describes Chillingworth as both a scholar and as someone with the potential for evil. W hat statement (theme) about knowledge and evil is Hawthorne attempting to establish?Highest Level (in groups): Hawthorne uses characterization that describes Chillingworth as both a scholar and as someone with the potential for evil. W hat statement (theme) about knowledge and evil is Hawthorne attempting to establish?

4. “Hester at her Needle” “Hester at her Needle” Higher Level (in groups):Higher Level (in groups): Explore the symbolism of Hester’s dwelling; then, identify different quotes that evince the symbolism of the scarlet letter, finding commonalities between these quotes.

5. “Hester at her Needle” Higher Level (in groups):Higher Level (in groups): Explain the irony of Hester’s “profession” – focus on the way she is viewed by society verses her function within it. Highest Level (in groups): Explore the theme Hawthorne is establishing and explain how that theme resonates or fails to resonate in society today.

6. “pearl” Higher Level (in journal):Higher Level (in journal): Identify different quotes that provide characterization (direct or indirect) of Pearl…find commonalities between these quotes.Identify different quotes that provide characterization (direct or indirect) of Pearl…find commonalities between these quotes. Highest Level: Analyze the style (mood, tone, and voice) of the first paragraph of Chapter VI.Highest Level: Analyze the style (mood, tone, and voice) of the first paragraph of Chapter VI.

7. Hawthorne’s Voice What is Hawthorne’s general attitude towards Puritanism and Romanticism? How does one attitude lead to another? What is Hawthorne showing the reader about Puritanism? How does this emphasize Romanticism?

8. Literary Devices In literature, juxtaposition is a literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another. The purpose of juxtaposing two directly/indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them. This literary device is usually used for etching out a character in detail, creating suspense or lending a rhetorical effect.In literature, juxtaposition is a literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another. The purpose of juxtaposing two directly/indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them. This literary device is usually used for etching out a character in detail, creating suspense or lending a rhetorical effect. A foil is a character who serves as a contrast to another perhaps more primary character, so as to point out specific traits of the primary character.