ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Style Choices of Hemingway and Hawthorne
Lesson plan which helps students understand the impact of the literary element of style on a piece of writing. Students read and analyze the works of Ernest Hemingway and Nathaniel Hawthorne. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style,...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Portal to full text short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes "The Great Stone Face," "The Artist of the Beautiful," and others.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Brief biography of famous American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, including personal history and background of important works.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1850: The Scarlet Letter
Brief Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Highlights the novel's themes, setting, and main characters.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Snow Image (n.hawthorne)
A complete version of the short story "The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Presented in electronic form by the University of Virginia.
Other
Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class lesson plan. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous authors,...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Nathaniel Hawthorne
What do you know about the life and work of Nathaniel Hawthorne? Use this comprehensive list of links to learn more about this famous author.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: "The Minister's Black Veil'
Complete text of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Minister's Black Veil." Roll the cursor over underlined words in the text to see definitions within the context of the story. Discussion questions are available at the end of the text.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Herman Melville
This site provides lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources for teaching students Herman Melville's novels and fiction, including Moby-Dick, Bartleby, the Scrivener, Billy Budd, and so on.
Other
Literature Network: The Scarlet Letter
This site provides the complete text to Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter as well as related resource links and student postings on the issues confronting them in writing about Hawthorne and his fiction.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Personification
Seven slides introducing and providing examples of personification. Slides also explain the purpose and impact of personification within a text, and examples come from "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Sentence Length and Style
Notes introducing how author's vary the length of sentences in order to express their voice and style. Examples from three literary texts are provided, "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Hills Like White Elephants" by...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1820s
A timeline of political and social events and American literature. Part of a larger site. Hyperlinks to information about individual authors.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Wives of the Dead
A learning module that begins with "The Wives of the Dead" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Young Goodman Brown
A learning module that begins with "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Virginia Tech
Some Observations About Hawthorne's Women
A somewhat Freudian look at Hawthorne's characters, this critical essay includes source references.
CommonLit
Common Lit:the Ambitious Guest
A learning module that begins with "The Ambitious Guest" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Literature: "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Use the text excerpt and video "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Ocean
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Ocean" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This is the complete text of the novel The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This is the complete text of the short story "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Golden Touch
A learning module that begins with "The Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
A learning module that begins with "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...