Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter. The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project,
have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a
cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
What part of the plot does this excerpt reveal?

Write a five-minute oral presentation about the call of the wild, writing for an audience of your peers. what did you find most fascinating or interesting about the story, and what did you think were its most important points? include one visual element to support your ideas; this may be a short slideshow. then, make small changes to your speech to adapt it to be presented to a formal audience. enter both versions of your speech (informal and formal) in the space below, and include your selected visual element. if possible, present your speech to an audience to receive feedback.