English 11
September 7 & 10, 2012
Agenda - 9/10/2012
► Collect
Pictographs
► Supply Check Next Time!
► Journal/SSR
► Puritan Literature Intro
 Guided Notes
 “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
►Vocab
►Worksheet
► Homework:
next time!
Study “Sinners” Vocab…quiz
Writing Prompt –
Firsts
9/10/2012
 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.
Exploration and Colonization of the New World
PURITAN LITERATURE
Native American Lit. Overview
• 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
Puritan Themes
• Didactic Writings/SpeechesInstructional Sermons/Speeches
• Everything is based around religion
• The individual has no power, society
has power
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
A New Population
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People immigrated to the New World with many different
backgrounds
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
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)
“Of Plymouth Plantation” by William
Bradford
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“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.
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 wellknown 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”
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.
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Homework
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Study “Sinners” Vocab…quiz next time!