IB Lit Hawthorne Essay Prompt Speed Dating

Reflect on a DETAIL(S) that we first saw in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" which is/are reoccurring in the majority of his other short stories read in class. Write a thesis statement for an essay that explores a possible theme implied by this/these detail(s).

Hawthorne Texts:

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 1)

"The Birthmark" (page 10)

"Young Goodman Brown" (page 24)

"Rappaccini's Daughter" (page 35)

"Roger Malvin's Burial" (page 60)

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Write a thesis statement in which you compare and contrast the TONE of "The Birthmark" with another Hawthorne text we've read in class. In your statement, identify a universal theme implied by this tone.

Hawthorne Texts:

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 1)

"The Birthmark" (page 10)

"Young Goodman Brown" (page 24)

"Rappaccini's Daughter" (page 35)

"Roger Malvin's Burial" (page 60)

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Think about the impact of DICTION in "Young Goodman Brown" and another Hawthorne short story we've read in class. Write a thesis statement analyzing this impact and how it helps convey a common universal theme within the pieces.

Hawthorne Texts:

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 1)

"The Birthmark" (page 10)

"Young Goodman Brown" (page 24)

"Rappaccini's Daughter" (page 35)

"Roger Malvin's Burial" (page 60)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

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IMAGERY is an essential element in "Rappaccini's Daughter." Select another Hawthorne short story that we've read in class in which imagery plays a major role. Then write a thesis statement analyzing the impact of imagery on the pieces and the implied theme.

Hawthorne Texts:

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 1)

"The Birthmark" (page 10)

"Young Goodman Brown" (page 24)

"Rappaccini's Daughter" (page 35)

"Roger Malvin's Burial" (page 60)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Write a thesis statement in which you analyze how the SYNTAX (structure; arrangement of words, sentences, etc.) of "Roger Malvin's Burial" and another Hawthorne short story we're read in class impacts/conveys the meaning of the work as a whole.

Hawthorne Texts:

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 1)

"The Birthmark" (page 10)

"Young Goodman Brown" (page 24)

"Rappaccini's Daughter" (page 35)

"Roger Malvin's Burial" (page 60)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7