Webquest "Nathaniel Hawthorne"

Today's webquest is about Nathaniel Hawthorne. With the help of the listed useful links try to find the answers to the questions.

Useful links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hawthorne

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/hawthor

http://www.online-literature.com/

http://www.uwm.edu/Library/special/ exhibits/clastext/clspg143.htm

http://www.artsci.uc.edu/English/HawthorneSociety/nh.html

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ quotes/n/nathanielh105544.html

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Nathaniel_Hawthorne/

Questions:

1) Find a portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne and describe what he looks like.

2) List the different jobs Hawthorne performed throughout his lifetime.

3) Write 5 sentences describing Hawthorne's family background.

4) What type of book is The Scarlet Letter?

5) Name three influences in Hawthorne's life and describe their persona.

6) What were the "Salem witch trials" about?

7) What is the title of Hawthorne's one piece of non-fiction?

8) Which famous author dedicated what book to Hawthorne?

9) Find 3 quotations you like by Hawtorne and write them down.

10) What do you think the short story the "House of the Seven Gables" is about? (20 lines)