Irving & Hawthorne

Irving & Hawthorne

This is your source for our unit on evil and sin - or - Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Additional Resources on Hawthorne

The Rising Levels of Reading
Full Text of "The Minister's Black Veil"
Wikipedia on Hawthorne

What we've done with Hawthorne so far:

Discussed reading strategies and used them while reading
Learned three literary terms via Power Point
Used a Wiki page to help study a handful of literary terms
Traced the hints Hawthorne gives to the parable's meaning
Blogged about our top level reaction to the parable
Read Tolstoy's How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Wrote your own parables

Additional Resources for Irving

Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"
Wikipedia on Irving
Google Docs
Remember to begin with the middle
Essay writing guide
Sample template for essay's formatting
A sample essay from a 9th grader

What we've done with Irving:

Discussed the themes of evil and sin
Looked at the Rising Levels of Reading
Listened to Richard Shindell's "Are You Happy Now?"
Began reading "The Devil and Tom Walker" (page 242 in red text)
Discussed an essay's terms
Blogged about our reactions to essays
Worked together on a particular Google Doc
Wrote essays

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