1. Write your own poem that ties together The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter. Your poem must include parallelism (remember our discussion yesterday!).
It can do this through characters, themes, or symbols, but be creative!

2. When Ms. Murphy releases your row, grab your laptop and log on
When Ms. Murphy releases your row, grab your laptop and log on. Go to “ m/join” for your reading check.
Reading Check

3. The Scarlet Letter – Analysis Groups
Get back into your groups from Day 1 of The Scarlet Letter.
Grab a copy of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible on your way to your groups.
Ms. Murphy will come around and deliver your instructions for each individual group.
Read through your groups instructions completely before asking any questions

4. Share Out. Each person in your group should choose a number (1-4)
Share Out! Each person in your group should choose a number (1-4). All of the ones will gather to share out their discoveries, twos, threes, etc.

5. Scarlet Letter Storyboards
Similar to yesterday’s activity, develop a storyboard to represent a theme or symbol from The Scarlet Letter.
Now that we worked with this in groups yesterday, create these individually with a theme or symbol that you identify in The Scarlet Letter.
These can be created in Google Slides and shared with Ms. Murphy

6. Group One
Develop a timeline that includes events from The Crucible, The Scarlet Letter, and factual, historical events. Include points on the timeline.
Once you have completed this, answer the following questions using evidence either from the text or from your research:
How factually accurate are the two texts?
Which one tends to be more historically based? Why might it be significant that this text is based off of true events?
How does the time period help to place or explain why certain events happen in the two stories?
How do you think these people would define freedom? Does freedom exist within these stories?

7. Group Two
Similar to last week you are going to analyze the developing relationships that we see in both The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter.
Determine if the relationships that you analyzed last week have developed or changed at all
Define and analyze the relationships that we see in The Crucible (think about Proctor/Abby, Proctor/Elizabeth, Abigail/The Girls, Mr. Putnam/Mrs. Putnam, Giles Corey/John Proctor, Giles Corey/Mr. Putnam, Hale/Proctor, Hale/Abby, etc.)
Compare the two stories and the relationships formed in them, analyzing if the relationships are similar/different
USE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE for each of your arguments

8. Group Three
Last week you analyzed Hester as a character. Analyze whether her character has changed any or developed further since we last saw her.
Once you have further developed your analysis, compare and contrast Hester to Abigail from The Crucible. Are they alike/different? Do they have similar motivations? How do we see each handle fear?
Also compare Hester to Tituba as a character. Think about how they each handle fear, and how they approach their punishments.
Use textual evidence for every argument you make.

9. Group Four
Last week you analyzed Chillingworth as a character. Analyze whether his character has changed any or developed further since we last saw him.
Once you have further developed your analysis, compare and contrast Chillingworth to Mr. Putnam from The Crucible. Are they alike/different? Do they have similar motivations? How do we see each handle fear or distaste?
Also compare Chillingworth to Parris as a character. Think about how they each handle fear, and how they approach their desires/purpose.
Use textual evidence for every argument you make.

10. Group Five
Last week you analyzed Dimmesdale as a character. Analyze whether his character has changed any or developed further since we last saw him.
Once you have further developed your analysis, compare and contrast Dimmesdale to John Proctor from The Crucible. Are they alike/different? Do they have similar motivations? How do we see each handle fear or scrutiny?
Also compare Dimmesdale to Hale as a character. Think about how they each handle fear, and how they approach their desires/purpose.
Use textual evidence for every argument you make.

11. Group Six
Continuing your Words of Wisdom, identify vital power quotes in both The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter.
Identify important moments in the text where either major action or important moments happen between the characters. Explain why the moments you pull out are important, as well as how the story might change if those moments were left out.
Analyze the language of each text. How are they similar or different from each other, as well as from other texts that we have already read in the course?

12. Group Seven
Continue your investigation of symbols in The Scarlet Letter. What new symbols have emerged? How has your understanding of the symbols you identified last week changed or altered?
Identify key symbols in The Crucible. Are they similar/different from those in The Scarlet Letter? Do you still see a significance to those symbols today?
In addition to your discussion of symbols, develop a visual (can be drawn if you are creative or a collage of images from online if you prefer that) that encompasses or explains five or six vital symbols from the two texts.

13. Group Eight
Continue working to identify new or developing themes in The Scarlet Letter. Also work to identify themes from The Crucible. Are they similar/different to those that you already located in The Scarlet Letter?
How do you see those themes relate to experiences or stories today? Develop a list of novels, stories, experiences, TV shows or movies that all share a similar theme with the two texts we are reading.
Discuss why it is important that we identify and analyze these themes? Why might they be important to understanding the rest of the story?