William Bradford:The Original

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A Man on a Mission!

Background:~Parents died early in Bradford’s childhood

~Separatist by age 17

~Fled to Holland: lived here as exile

for 12 yrs.

~As Netherlands edged to brink of war, King James was allowed to harass Separatists

~Set sail on Mayflower for Virginia (now 30 w/wife & son)

**Mayflower Compact

Voice & Tone

~ Voice: active vs. passive voice**Active voice makes writing more forceful & lively.

~Tone: writer’s attitude towards his or her audience

How does Bradford use these to make his Writing more effective?

Area

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Focus

Welcome to Cape Cod!!!!

Reading Quiz

1. List 2 lessons Bradford tried to teach future generations in Plantation. (Give example of action and resulting consequence—good or bad)

2. What happened when the Pilgrim’s first came in contact with the Indian’s?

3. What were two of the conditions (out of six) in the agreement made between the Pilgrim’s and the Indians?

4. What did the Indians teach the Pilgrim’s to grow?

5. What was the day of the first real Thanksgiving?

vs.

What’s inWilliam Bradford’s

Head????