Trying something new. . .•Your essay response is reflective of your identified theme. •The theme statement will serve as your thesis. In this paper, you will not simply use the 5 paragraph essay style; rather, you will base the organization and development of your essay around your support. •I will not disallow the 5 paragraph, yet will appreciate your attempts to try something new.

What am I writing about?

Your paper is an assertion; your claim regarding a theme you feel Hawthorne presents to his reader. Your job is to prove the existence of

the theme without summarizing.

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How do I do this without retelling the story?

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First, plan well.

Find all three quotes you feel best represent the theme you identified in your

thesis.

Next, re-read your paper over and over. Are you retelling events in detail? Or, are you giving brief facts surrounding your support only enough for the reader to recognize the part of the text you are writing about?

Your answer should be the second!

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Well, if I am not retelling the story, but need to explain a theme using at least 3 quotes, what do I write about for 2 pages?

A promise to you. . .When you write in college,

your professor wants to read an insightful and genuine response from

you, not just his/her words thrown back in a

student’s style. That’s no fun. Who wants to hear a lecture on James Joyce’s Ulysses over 50 times retold in each student

paper?

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Now what do I do? You must make connections, draw

conclusions, and all of the great things evaluation type questions make you do in great discussions. You are not asking

questions in your paper, rather keep asking yourself questions as you write

such as . . .

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Does this really belong in my essay?

Am I writing as though the reader knows nothing about this book?

(You should not write this way unless told by your teacher)

Am I retelling the story, or am I making connections and drawing conclusions about Hawthorne’s piece

that may impress my reader in a way he/she never thought before? (Please do this!)

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Make Connections?

Think about the view of the world as it is now and as it was then; there is a reason you chose your

theme, and you need to think of why you did this.

Draw Conclusions?

What can be said about why the theme is present and how it is used? INTERPRET the use of these

ideas. Go far in your thoughts and ideas. Go beyond the text!

Good Luck!

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