PPT-Character Traits The Scarlet Letter

Task 1 Choose three adjectives that best describe your character Hester Beautiful Desperate Young Lonely Independent Fearful Strong Tortured Dignified Secretive Nurturing Skilled. When you read a story watch the characters as if they were real people.. adventurous. greedy. unhappy. loving. aggressive. fearful. To identify character traits think of the following:. What does the character say and do?. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote . The Scarlet Letter. in 1850 during the Romantic Period in American Literature. Hawthorne is the ancestor of Judge John Hathorne known for his involvement in the Salem witchcraft trials.. October 6 – October 7. Homework. Honors:. Read the first three chapters of “The Scarlet Letter” while annotating for THEME and SYMBOLISM. Chapter 1: The Prison Door. Chapter 2: The Market Place. Joanna Zilk, Julia Sison, Yvette Sanders, Olivia Massey, Larissa Domnikov. Character Description: . Hester Prynne. Evidence 1. : . “The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face that which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes. She was lady-like, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days…” (50).. The Scarlet Letter. Your Name Here. The Scarlet Letter “A” - 1. Your caption goes here.. The Scarlet Letter “A” - 1. Your caption goes here.. The Rosebush. Your caption goes here.. The Forest - 1. PA @ 71. Do Now. How would you describe yourself?. What adjectives would you use?. What are character traits?. Character traits are adjectives used to describe a character in a text.. Understanding the traits of a character can go a long way in understanding that character's thoughts and actions in a text. Self Paced lesson: you need a chrome book (match your phone pocket #), your composition book and loose leaf Paper. . P. ut . up your cell phones and get your homework and composition notebook . out! . Mrs. Nelson’s Second Grade Class. . At E. J. May, we learn about character traits every day!. Building character traits makes you a better person!. Building character traits helps you be the best citizen you can be in life!. Nathaniel . Hawthorne . (1804-1864). Was one of two great novelists of the mid-. ninteenth. century (the other being Melville). Born in Salem, Mass., where his family had lived for six generations. Earliest ancestors were Puritans. . Self Paced lesson: you need a . computer, . your composition . book. . Agenda- Self paced day . (well, . kinda. . Here are some time “estimates” . 9:05-9:30 – Warm up – There are two parts so get to work right away.. LT: I can . make inferences. about characters and support them with. textual evidence.. HEROIC. FUNNY. PSYCHOTICALLY EVIL. How to infer character traits:. Look at:. . ACTIONS. APPEARANCE. DIALOGUE. Questions for Reflection. Explore the reaction of the townspeople and of Hester herself as she emerges from the prison and stands on the scaffold. Who do you find yourself siding with? Why? Do you think Hawthorne is loading the deck? Why? Why not?. A. Biography. Surrounded by women most of his life (July 4. ,. 1804-May 19, 1864). Main character, Hester Prynne, represents strong maternal figure he never had.. Odd friendship with Margaret Fuller (Women’s rights activist). By: Isaac Venegas and . Chandler Berry. Chapter 1: Summary. The Prison Door.     The first scene of . The Scarlet Letter . begins with a description of a dull, dusty, dark prison. The description of the people are dull and depressed people. The only living and colorful item described in the scene is a rose-bush at the peak of it's growth; which becomes an important symbol throughout the book..