Use youtube.com to your advantage!! Each of the following stories by Hawthorne can be found on youtube. My suggestion is to locate the story in your book OR online and tune in to the youtube channel to listen to the story as you read the story. These are stories with complex sentences and elevated vocabulary. You might find it easier to read the stories in "chunks," stopping periodically to ask yourself questions over the section you've just completed. These stories require you to think more deeply and pay attention more closely than any of the other stories we've read.
"The Minister's Black Veil"
"Young Goodman Brown"
"The Birthmark"
In addition to the stories being found on youtube.com, you can also find background to the stories, analysis (whether good or bad) of the stories and various additional information on the author and his work.
It is up to YOU to read and understand the stories as best you can, and to bring questions you may have to class for a better understanding.
After you've read "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Birthmark," watch this video (which is really a powerpoint that has been placed on youtube.com: Commentary on Hawthorne, "YGB" and "The Birthmark" If you really want to understand "YGB," watch the analysis given of the various scenes; here is the first analysis [you can locate the rest]: Scene 1 "YGB" Analysis.
As you have [I hope] guessed, you'll need to spend some quality time on your own, outside of class, making an effort to understand these works.
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