Nathaniel Hawthorne Web Quest

NAME: ______Period: ______Nathaniel Hawthorne Web Quest Directions: Please log onto my Wiki to locate the links for this assignment: http://mrsguildooenglish.wikispaces.com/English+II. Remember, when completing a Web Quest you may need to skim text and move between pages to locate information. In other words, the answers may not be directly in front of you when you immediately open a link. You may work with your neighbor to locate information; HOWEVER, each student is responsible for turning-in their OWN answers in COMPLETE SENTENCES! You will need to attach these questions to your own paper with the answers!

Use the first link on the Wiki found under “English II/Hawthorne” to answer #1-13

1. What was Hawthorne’s work based on? 2. Where was Hawthorne born? 3. What were Hawthorne’s ancestors involved in? 4. Hawthorne’s ancestor (grandfather) was a judge in what famous trial in the 17th C? 5. What did Hawthorne develop a “taste” for during his immobilization due to a leg injury? 6. What college did Hawthorne attend? 7. What famous poet AND future U.S. president were Hawthorne’s classmates in college? (BOTH names needed for credit) 8. What was Hawthorne fined for during his college years? 9. What did Hawthorne remember his 12 years in seclusion as? 10. Why was Hawthorne’s dismissal as a surveyor for the Salem Custom House a blessing? 11. Who was the famous author that Hawthorne befriended while living at the Red House in Lenox? 12. What famous novel did the author in question #11 dedicate to Hawthorne? 13. When did Hawthorne die AND how did he die?

Use the second link on the Wiki found under “English II/Hawthorne” to answer #14-20

14. What are many of Hawthorne’s writings expressions of AND what do they correlate with? 15. What character traits did Hawthorne use to portray his feelings about Puritanism? 16. What two factors led Hawthorne to select Puritanism as a theme in his work? 17. What gave Hawthorne an outlet for the misplaced blame he imposed upon himself?

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18. What two adjectives of alliteration does Hawthorne use to convey sympathy for the lead couple in The Scarlet Letter? 19. What two specific references does Hawthorne use to describe the protagonist’s, Hester Prynne’s, good works as a heroine, rather than a wrongdoer? 20. Who does Hawthorne compare Hester and her daughter, Pearl, to?

Use the third link on the Wiki found under “English II/Hawthorne” to answer #21-25. (5 points each) (scroll down to the “Select Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotations)

Select FIVE (5) out of the 7 quotes. Write the quote and then write YOUR interpretation of the quote to the best of your abilities in your own words in COMPLETE sentences!