 Romantic/Gothic Essay 
Choose either Nosferatu or “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” to write the
following 2-3 page analytical essay on:
How did FW Murnau (Nosferatu) or Samuel Taylor Coleridge (”Rime of
the Ancient Mariner”) use romantic and gothic elements? How did these
elements affect both they story and the mood of the piece?
Your thesis will state how the elements are used and how they affected the
story and mood. The thesis will come at the end of your funnel
introduction. Your body paragraphs will be written in the
Claim-data-warrant-data-warrant format.
Claim-Topic sentence (opinion)
Data #1-Evidence #1 (quote or event from movie/poem – fact)
Warrant #1-Analysis/Ties data #1 to claim: Answers the question WHY is
the data important? (opinion)
Data #2-Evidence #2 (quote or event from movie/poem – fact)
Warrant #2-Analysis/Ties data #2 to claim: Answers the question WHY is
the data important? (opinion)
 Romantic/Gothic Essay 
Choose either Nosferatu or “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” to write the
following 2-3 page essay on:
How did FW Murnau (Nosferatu) or Samuel Taylor Coleridge (”Rime of
the Ancient Mariner”) use romantic and gothic elements? How did these
elements affect both they story and the mood of the piece?
Your thesis will state how the elements are used and how they affected the
story and mood. The thesis will come at the end of your funnel
introduction. Your body paragraphs will be written in the
Claim-data-warrant-data-warrant format.
Claim-Topic sentence (opinion)
Data #1-Evidence #1 (quote or event from movie/poem – fact)
Warrant #1-Analysis/Ties data #1 to claim: Answers the question WHY is
the data important? (opinion)
Data #2-Evidence #2 (quote or event from movie/poem – fact)
Warrant #2-Analysis/Ties data #2 to claim: Answers the question WHY is
the data important? (opinion)