Red Scare And Mccarthyism In The Scarlet Letter

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Puritanism Group Projects Directions: You and your group (no more than 3 in a group) will prepare one of the following assignments and present it to the class. 1. Vocabulary – Choose 15 words from The Scarlet Letter that you think would be unfamiliar to most juniors. Make a vocabulary lesson comprised of three parts – a matching (definitions – the dictionary definition in your own words), a fill in the blank where the sentences are taken from The Scarlet Letter and a fill in the blank where the sentences deal with a modern subject. Then, create a vocabulary test – you may use whatever format you deem most effective. Then, create a visual for the words – dancing, art, etc. 2. Art Project – Create an art project of your choice that you feel best represents The Scarlet Letter.…show more content…
Research Arthur Miller or Nathaniel Hawthorne – detail his biography – explain how his personal life influenced either The Crucible or The Scarlet Letter. Prepare a handout for the class. 4. Make a DIDLS poster for and explain Hawthorne’s tone – (Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax) 5. Create a visual for each of the scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter 6. Make a Power Point comprised of the important quotes in the story explaining their significance. 7. Research the Red Scare and McCarthyism during the time The Crucible was written. Prepare a handout for the class with the facts and criticisms of it. 8. Critique Hawthorne’s view of women and the role they play in The Scarlet Letter – prepare a handout for the class that highlights this. 9. Make a Power Point of the minor characters in The Scarlet Letter. In your Power Point, discuss the roles those minor character play. 10. Create a quiz for the class – you need to utilize each of the following groupings for this quiz - a. Matching b. Fill in the

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