“THE SCARLET LETTER” BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEENGLISH 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.