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ANOTACE Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_4. AJ.14 Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0114 Vytvořeno: Listopad 2013 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G), Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Vzdělávací oblast Jazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací obor Anglický jazyk Tematický okruh NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Tento materiál byl vytvořen jako osnova pro maturitní okruh: American literature: Nataniel Hawthorne na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy na několik tematicky propojených hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Obsahuje základní přehled života a díla vybraného autora. Prezentace obsahuje základní přehled autorova života a díla. Znalosti jsou ověřovány prostřednictvím otázek zaměřený nejen na život autora, ale i na rozbor děje jeho hlavního díla. Zahrnuta je i skupinová práce a následný rozvoj mluvních dovedností. Materiál je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) a writer of short stories and novels born in Salem (Massachusetts) grew up in seclusion just with his mother worked as a custom surveyor and United States consul sometimes referred to as American Shakespeare influenced by transcendentalism: dates back to the early 19th century philosophical as well as religious movement led by Ralph Waldo Emerson based on belief that divinity can be perceived everywhere, especially in natural world deep thought and meditation rather than action emphasis on individual choice and symbolism 1

Hawthorne΄s grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts 3 Hawthorne΄s grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts 2

Scarlet Letter set in seventeenth-century Boston (at that time Puritan settlement) it tells a story of a young woman accused of adultery the woman (Hester Prynne) has an illegitimate child and refuses to reveal the identity of her lover as a punishment, she is compelled to wear a scarlet letter A on her breast so that everybody knows that she is a sinner the child's father is a young minister(Reverend Dimsdale) who suffers a lot owing to his guilt Hester's husband finds out who her wife's lover and the father of the child is and begins to tortures Dimsdale Eventually, Dimsdale makes a confession and reveals the fact that it was him who had an affair with Hester. Then , he dies in Hester's arms.

Hawthorne΄s major works Mosses from an Old Manse: a collection of essays, often about early America The House of the Seven Gables (1851): a gothic novel, deals with a family living in a gloomy mansion in New England The Blithedale Romance (1852):  set in the utopian community of Blithedale The Marble Faun (1860): takes place in fantastical Italy. It manifests features of a fable, gothic novel, and travel guide Scarlet Letter (1850): Hawthorne΄s masterpiece

Scarlet Letter Read a detailed plot overview (here) and answer the following questions: What is the occupation of the nameless narrator of the book? How does the story begin? Who is Hester's husband? Why does Hester have to wear the Scarlet Letter A? Who does Hester have an affair with? How does Hester's lover feel throughout the story? Does Hester's husband take any action? Where do the lovers want to leave for? What is the final resolution? Does Pearl keep in touch with her mother after leaving Boston? Put all the information together and try to retell the story in your own words.

Video Scarlet Letter video Pairwork Before watching the video, brush up on the main plot and then try add some new facts to your plot overview. Take turns to give a full account of the story. Scarlet Letter video

Underlying ideas in Scarlet Letter puritan morality vs. individualism individual/personal responsibility and identity feminism resemblance to the story of Adam and Eve the nature of evil Pearl as a symbol

Self-check Correct the following statements: Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in New York. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem (Massachusetts). He worked as a painter. He worked as a custom surveyor and United States consul. He is sometimes referred to as American Chaucer. He is sometimes referred to as American Shakespeare. He was greatly influenced by Zen Buddhism. He was greatly influenced by transcendentalism. He is renowned especially for his great novel The Blithedale Romance. He is renowned especially for his great novel Scarlet Letter.

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