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Agenda for Monday, November 71. Work returned and explained
(10 min.)
2. The Scarlet Letter (40 min.)
o “The Custom House” Tier 2 Vocabulary reconciled
o “The Custom House”o Intro to the Novelo Reading Journal Expectations
3. Begin Homework (Remaining Time)
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AP English 11 Your NameTier 2 Quiz November 7, 2011
o 1—5 Spell and Define • (2 x 5 = 10 points)
o 6—10 Use in a sentence correctly • (3 x 5 = 15 points)
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“The Custom House” Vocabularyo Prolix (adjective) [proh-liks] extended to great,
unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy. o Emolument (noun) [ih-mol-yuh-muhnt] profit, salary,
or fees from office or employment; compensation for services
o Vicissitude (noun) successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs
o Dotage (noun) [doh-tij] a decline of mental faculties, esp. as associated with old age; senility.
o Vitiate (verb) [vish-ee-eyt] to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
o Polemical (adjective) [puh-lem-ik-uhl] a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
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“The Custom House”
• On class blog, see link below
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“The Custom House”• Interest stems from his family’s long-standing
connection with Salem; when he comes to the Custom House, Hawthorne uncovers artifacts that relate to the Puritans of Salem around the 1640’s.
• Partly autobiographical, offers insight into the conflict Hawthorne experiences between the actions of his forefathers and his determination to tell the truth as he sees it.
• He discovers a faded scarlet A and parchment sheets that contain details on which the novel is based.
• Hawthorne embellishes the facts given in the manuscripts by weaving a romantic tale around the documented events.
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“The Custom House” (Continued)
• The atmosphere of Salem in the 1800’s still has echoes of the Puritanical Salem of the 1600’s where a colony was founded, which concentrated on God’s teachings and a strict duty to live by his word.
• Throughout the book Hawthorne provides a full description of the events, places and in particular, his ancestors who he describes as “dim and dusky, grave, bearded, sable-cloaked and steel-crowned, bitter persecutors”.
• Hawthorne’s text shows his dislike and hostility towards the stern morality and rigidity of the Puritans. His connection to the Puritan ideal makes him a good commentator on the subject.
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“The Custom House” (Continued)
• Hawthorne describes how his work at the Custom House smothers his creativity and imagination.
• He is driven to write the book due to his curiosity concerning the scarlet letter.
• The manuscript account of the events is purely factual and Hawthorne adds the romance using his imagination viewing it as a rebellion and escape from the oppressive Puritan society.
• The artifact is introduced so as to give his novel an air of historic truth.
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Reading Journal Entry FormatPrior to Readingo Assignment Info: Chapter title and pages encompassed.o Vocabulary: Transfer the provided vocabulary information for
the chapter.
While Readingo Vocabulary (continued): Identify and record context clues.o Suggestion: Use post it notes to note any info that may be
useful in completing the After Reading Activity.
After Readingo Active Reading: Complete the assigned activity/graphic
organizer in your Reading Journal using information gleaned from the reading.
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Homework Due Next Classo Read Chapters 1—4 of The Scarlet Letter and
complete assigned journaling activities.o Study ALL vocabulary.