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Unit 1 – Junior Tech
EQ: How does the literature of Early America reflect the culture
and beliefs of the people?
Analogy: comparison of two like thingsApostrophe: turning from the audience or group and
addressing a single person or thingAllegory: each element in a piece represents/symbolizes
something elseAllusion: a reference (in a story or poem) to a character, event, or object from history or literatureBias: judgment made without considering the
facts/personal perspectiveHyperbole: an extreme exaggerationParadox: contradictory statement/idea/event
“All men are created equal” Did this include the slaves?
Important Terms
Primary source – written by actual observer of event(Journals/Diaries/Autobiographies)
Secondary source – written by an individual studying a topic – individual did not observe event (history textbook, biography, reference books)Metaphor – comparison between two thingsSermon – religious speech – meant to teach a moral or lessonSimile – comparison using “like” or “as”Symbol – item which represents itself or something elseTheme – main idea in a piece of literature (love, hate, rejection)Theocracy – a community which bases its laws off of religious
beliefs – a higher being is the ruler – Puritans God
Important Terms continued….
Early Explorers – Bias? Stereotypes?
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2007/08/columbus_taking_possession.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKP7OKh-36g&feature=related
As you watch the clip, jot down a few ways Native Americans were stereotyped.
How has Disney (in)accurately portrayed Native Americans?
Historical Inaccuracies - Savages?
Puritans: “purify” the Church of EnglandCatholic influencesAbsolutist - monarchy has complete control
over all
Separatists :William Bradford/MayflowerPlymouth Colony; Massachusetts Bay Colony
Rebels or Revolutionaries?
Original Sin:
Predestination:
Elect:
Bible:
Unregenerates/Natural Man:
Puritan Beliefs/Calvinism
Puritan Ethic:
New England Primer:
Puritan Plain Style
Puritan Living
Great AwakeningJonathan EdwardsCotton Mather
Salem Witch Trials
Revival and Intolerance
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~jhwillia/salemcourt.jpg
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