Nathaniel Hawthorne Lesson Plans

Pupils examine Nathaniel Hawthorne's style of humor and compare it to other humorists. They discuss the purpose of literary humor and determine how it develops characters and plots in stories. They analyze the use of different types of literary conventions as well.

Students take notes on the writing style and life of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this Nathaniel Hawthorne lesson plan, students watch a dvd of The Scarlet Letter to understand Hawthorne's writing style and turn in their notes about him.

After reading The Minister's Black Veil, by Nathaniel Hawthorne as a homework assignment your class will complete a literary analysis.  Learners will analyze important element of the story and take notes to help support their essays. Prior knowledge of how to write a literary analysis is required to complete this lesson.

Students read "Young Goodman Brown" by  Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay about the theme. In this theme analysis lesson, students read and discuss themes. Students then write their essay about the theme in the text.

Students explore writing a literary analysis. In this literary analysis lesson, students review literary elements such as character, metaphor, plot, setting, simile, personification and style.  Students read "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and write a literary analysis of the story.

Learners explore the short story "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this literature lesson, students read the short story and take notes on specific examples of elements of writing such as characters, setting, plot, similes, personification, metaphors, and style. Learners write a literary analysis of the short story.

Students read two stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay comparing plots and themes. In this Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories lesson, students read "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Minister's Black Veil." After a class discussion on theme, students take notes and write an essay to compare the plots and the themes of the two stories.

Young scholars create acronyms for book characters. In this literature study, students learn about and create acronyms for characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories The Minister's Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Young scholars' acronyms will reflect their understanding of the characters in each story.

Students explore "The Minister's Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this short story lesson plan, students read a summary of the short story and answer prediction questions.  Students then read the story and write a short story of their own.

The crossroads-and the decisions made and entities met there-are a common theme in literature, pushing readers to examine the choices and encounters that shape life experience. The theme has also been explored in blues music, most famously by Robert Johns