Assignment for Young Goodman Brown
Directions: This particular story is teeming with symbolism. Below are several symbols that appear in the tale. Choose one of these symbols and using your critical thinking abilities and analytical skills, determine what the symbol could be representing. Then produce an analytical paragraph in which you defend your claim and thinking. Remember to PEAL on your paper in performing your analysis.
Remember to PEAL on your paper!
PEAL (Point, Evidence, Analysis, Link):
Point-This is the point you are trying to prove. It is your opinion as to what you think the answer is to the question based upon the information you read about your author.
Evidence- This is where you provide evidence as to your thinking. It should it in the form of a direct quote from the text that you read. The reason for this is because something in the text made you believe or form your opinion/point. The direct quote shows your reader that your thinking is plausible.
Analysis- This is where you explain how your evidence backs up your thinking. The more detailed your analysis the more relevant your evidence becomes.
Link- This is where you connect your conclusion back to the point you are trying to make.
Symbols: Choose one of the symbols below to analyze. The symbol will only represent one thing that will then be carried throughout the entire tale. Your job is to determine what it represents and how that is portrayed throughout the entire story.
-Young Goodman Brown
-Goodman’ wife Faith
-The Staff
-Faith’s Pink Ribbons
-The Forest
Symbol
What the symbol represents
Quotes that support this claim
Then produce an analytical paragraph that supports your claim and thinking.