“THE SCARLET LETTER” BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ENGLISH III, UNIT 3

MAKE SURE YOU STILL HAVE THESE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY TERMS WITH THE CORRECT DEFINITIONS FROM UNIT 1 IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS  Delineate  Evaluate  Premise  Purpose  Argument  Analyze  Historical significance  Literary significance  Theme  Rhetorical feature  Demonstrate  Context  counterclaim

DIALECTICAL JOURNAL ENTRY (THE SCARLET LETTER: CH.1)  Text (Quote)  1. Quotes include any phrase, sentence or passage from the novel. Include quotation marks, author and page number.  Select phrases that, for some reason catch your attention. These could be part of a description or a place or individual, a description of action, or an actual statement by one of the characters.  Response  1. Explanation: Provide any context the reader may need to understand the quote. Who is speaking? To whom? About what? What is going on? Use details. NO PERSONAL FEELINGS.  2. Reaction: What do you think or feel about what is going on? Comments? Ideas? Opinions? Questions?  3. Importance: What do these words show us? What do you learn here, or see? New insights?  4. Personal Connection: I remember…I have seen…Once, I read… You need to be very specific. Tie this personal connection back to the text.  5. Global Reflection: Look back at what you wrote for #2 and #3. What do your ideas say about society and the world? What conclusions might you draw about people and/or life? Tie your ideas back to your original thoughts.

DIALECTICAL JOURNAL ENTRY (THE SCARLET LETTER: CH. 4)  Text (Quote)  1. Quotes include any phrase, sentence or passage from the novel. Include quotation marks, author and page number.  Select phrases that, for some reason catch your attention. These could be part of a description or a place or individual, a description of action, or an actual statement by one of the characters.  Response  1. Explanation: Provide any context the reader may need to understand the quote. Who is speaking? To whom? About what? What is going on? Use details. NO PERSONAL FEELINGS.  2. Reaction: What do you think or feel about what is going on? Comments? Ideas? Opinions? Questions?  3. Importance: What do these words show us? What do you learn here, or see? New insights?  4. Personal Connection: I remember…I have seen…Once, I read… You need to be very specific. Tie this personal connection back to the text.  5. Global Reflection: Look back at what you wrote for #2 and #3. What do your ideas say about society and the world? What conclusions might you draw about people and/or life? Tie your ideas back to your original thoughts.