Hawthorne Thesis

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    1) this is a one-page (250 words) assignment. develop a “thesis statement” and support it for one page.

    2) Read Nathaniel Hawthorne:

     

    “My Kinsman, Major Molineux”  (1832)

     

    “Young Goodman Brown”  (1835)

     

    “The Minister’s Black Veil”  (1836)

     

    “The Celestial Rail-road”  (1843)

     

    “The Birthmark”   (1843)

     

    “Ethan Brand”   (1850)

     

    3) Watch Hawthorne Lectures:

     

    – Hawthorne 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMKn81lOOo

     

    – Hawthorne 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU_RcEv0ktQ

     

    – Hawthorne 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noqd403lcNs

     

    4) What is a thesis statement? 

     Phrase your thesis statement in a way that includes the full author name and the full title of the play/ novel/ short story.

     

    i.  For example:  in William Shakespeare’s the tempest the protagonist Prospero represents colonial oppression.

     

    ii. THE THESIS STATEMENT MUST BE THE FIRST SENTENCEOF THE THESIS PAGE. (see “tips_format_changes” file attached). Include forecasting sentence (see “forecasting” file attached).

    5) you do not have to finish the argument; just begin the argument and support it for one page. 

     

    6) Source: 

     

    Nathan Hawthorne’s TALES by Nathaniel Hawthorne, ISBN-10: 0393935647

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