English 11. September 12, 2016 Block 5

English 11 September 12, 2016 Block 5 Agenda - 9/12/2016 ► Collect Trickster Tales ► Journal/Vocab ► Puritan Literature Intro  Guided Notes  “Sin...
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English 11 September 12, 2016 Block 5

Agenda - 9/12/2016 ► Collect

Trickster Tales ► Journal/Vocab ► Puritan Literature Intro  Guided Notes  “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” ►Vocab ►Worksheet

► Homework:

Finish Chapter 1 Vocab Packet and Study…Quiz Next Time!

Writing Prompt – Firsts 9/12/2016  There are many firsts in our lives that we

don’t remember, such as our first tooth, first step, first word, or first birthday. Firsts from later in childhood come easily to mind: a first pet, a first award, the first day of high school, a first kiss, a first summer at camp. Write about a special first that you remember clearly.

Puritan Literature – Unit Objectives  Students will be able to understand the works produced in Puritan New

England and examine religious ideology as it pertains to early American texts. Students will also be able to understand the influence of Puritan sensibility on American culture and relationships between Puritanism and later movements in America.

 Essential Questions:  What is the Puritan perspective?  How has the Puritan perspective influenced American literature and

thought?  What is the legacy of the Puritan perspective in contemporary American society?

Exploration and Colonization of the New World

PURITAN LITERATURE

Native American Lit. Overview 

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Harmony with Nature  Animals, plants, ancestors all seen as alive, aware, and part of a spiritual whole Creation Myths (Lord Sun’s Bride)  Explains how the world began Trickster Tales (How Coyote Stole Fire)  Explains how the world got to be the way it is today

Exploration of the New World ► Christopher Columbus (1492):

landed on a tiny island in

the Caribbean ► Columbus calls the people living there “Indians” because he thought he was in the East Indies ► Columbus accidentally finds North and South America while trying to find a shortcut to China and India

“Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford 

“Of Plymouth Plantation” is about his group of Pilgrims and their arrival at Cape Cod led by William Bradford himself. Half of his company dies from illness during the first winter due to lack of food, lack of warm shelter, and unfriendly encounters with the Native Americans. In the spring, the company meets a Native American who speaks English well named Squanto. Squanto teaches them how to fish, plant food, and how to survive. The Pilgrims make a peace treaty with Massasoit, the chief of a tribe. The story ends with the Pilgrims harvesting their own crops and writing home with lots of good news about the New World. This is the story of the first Thanksgiving.

A New Population  





People immigrated to the New World with many different backgrounds Slaves: Africans brought to the New World to be used as workers on future plantations that settlers would need to survive. The first slave ship to sail across the ocean is named “The Desire” Others: Merchants, explorers, and other people seeking freedom from England and the English government (Monarchy) Puritans: a group of people who separated themselves from the Church of England and came to the New World to find religious freedom from England

Puritan Beliefs Human beings are inherently evil and so must struggle to overcome their sinful nature.  Personal salvation depends solely on the grace of God, not on individual effort.  The Bible is the supreme authority on earth. 

Puritan Themes 

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Didactic Writings (intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive)/Instructional Sermons/Speeches Everything is based around religion The individual has no power, society has power

Puritans and The Great Awakening Key Vocabulary

Metaphor Definition A direct comparison of two unlike things

Example It’s raining cats and dogs outside.

Simile Definition A comparison of two things using like or as

Example She is as beautiful as a rose.

Allusion Definition indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events

Example Describing someone as a "Romeo" makes an allusion to the famous young lover in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Hyperbole Definition Exaggeration often used for emphasis

Example I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!

Jonathan Edwards

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXOOPsgvC94

Directions: As you listen to the story, mark where you see examples of the literary devices we just reviewed and write them in the box “Example/Quotation” on your worksheet. 

Summary 

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