Hey students!? What does judgement really feel like?

Through this experiment, you will (hopefully) obtain a greater understanding of what experiences Hester Prynne went through in the new colony of Boston, 1640.
The Scarlet Letter Final Project

Objective: To understand and relate to the characters in SL in through social experimentation.

Essential Questions:

1. Is society, and it’s members, more or less judgemental today than in the Puritan society of 1640? Why or why not?

2. How would the experiment change if you were assigned a letter vs. choosing your own?

3. Does the symbolism of the letter begin to change to you or those around you after some time?

4. Is it possible for our shame to also be a source of our empowerment?

5. Does today’s society isolate “different” as punishment?  If so why? If not, what other methods are used?

Explanation of Experiment:

1. You will get your juices flowing by having a class discussion about different “crimes or sins” prevalent in today’s society

*http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-scandals-and-meltdowns-2013-20131112/34554

2. You will look inward, you will answer a few personal questions:

* What are some “crimes or sins” you have committed yourself? (ps- in this case, failing a class or letting your   brother eat ice cream for dinner work as crimes/sins)

*Are there any crimes you have gotten away with which haunt or leave you with lingering guilt?

* What was your motivation for committing said crimes? (anger, jealousy, fear, selfishness)

3. You will then choose a letter to serve as a symbol of your crime/sin

* You don’t have to share with others what your letter means, but you do have to share it with me during your summary/analysis

*Examples could be B for bullying, G for gossiping, C for cheating, S for selfishness, etc

4. You will create and wear your letter for 3 full days, in school and in life

*Part of this experiment is how school peers treat you, but also neighbors, family, and even strangers

5. You will then use your blogger app in your gmail to blog about your experiences wearing your letter. You will use the essential questions to help you along
*Each day, you must log on to your blog and write a minimum of 2 paragraphs about your reaction to other 
people, their reaction to you, and/or your reaction to the experiment. Remember judgement can come from 
within as much as from external sources
*Each blog will have the Day number and an overall title for the day

6. The final piece will be to write a 5 paragraph essay about your experiences and lessons you learned from this experiment. The essay will be due on Monday, April 7th