Intro to Puritans

Background Info for The Crucible

Writer’s Notebook

Prompt d

The word “Puritan” was first coined in the 1560’s as

a term for those who advocated more purity in worship

They eventually emigrated from England to America so that they could practice religion the way they wanted to (they didn’t agree with the Church of England)

Extremely religious

What are Puritans?

They are considered

Protestants (Christians that aren’t Catholic)

They believed that man only existed to do God’s will (what God wanted). Only then would they be rewarded with happiness in the future.

A lot of their sermons are filled with threats of Hell and damnation –Fire and Brimstone speeches(which you will see a lot in The Crucible)

Puritan Religious Beliefs

The most important

parts of puritanism were: Piety (obeying religious

rules) Dressing Simply Living a Modest Life

Puritan Culture

One of the most notorious

cases of mass hysteria Trials about accusations of

witchcraft that happened between 1692 to 1693 in Salem

People would be tried for witchcraft and many times given the option to go free if they named others that were “witches”

Salem Witch Trials

Music, Art , and Poetry

Puritan Music

Very little focus on music Believed that music –spending time listening

to it and or playing, was unnecessary. Practicing music was generally not accepted

as a legitimate profession or pastime; dancing, poetry and other forms of artistic expressions were also generally not allowed

As the Puritan religion developed music was incorporated –Hymns, Psalm singing. They considered this music a service to the Lord and therefore acceptable.

Early American Psalmody: The Bay Psalm

Book-Cambridge, 1640 Mission Music in California: Music of the Southwest

Puritan Music

Puritan Art

Puritan’s were not against the value and beauty of art. However, they were very practical and did not spend much of their time creating art.

Women’s artwork was often in the form of crafts or handiwork-knitting, weaving, quilting, needlework, etc…Practical crafts

Paintings of the Freakes and Gibbs families by the “Freake-Gibbs” painter

Students will listen to a quick presentation about Puritans and

their way of life in preparation for our puritan unit. Students will participate in a music, art , and poetry activity. For

the first step, students will be provided with a blank piece of paper and colored pencils. While I play music from Puritan culture, students must compose a drawing that they associate with how the music makes them feel. It can be literal, abstract, etc..

After students are done, they will be provided with mini post-it pads. They must each take a pad and go around the room, placing words or expressions regarding their classmates’ work on other pictures.

Then, once students have commented on their classmates’ work, they must compose a found poem regarding their picture using the comments from their classmates. The poem can be in whatever form they choose.

Students will be able to examine Puritan culture, applying this knowledge to an activity in which they will respond to Puritan

music by creating a picture/poem.

Sermon written by Jonathan Edwards July 8th, 1741

The sermon combines vivid imagery of Hell with observations of the world and citations of the scripture.

Edwards hoped that the imagery and message of his sermon would awaken his audience to the horrific reality that awaited them should they continue without Christ

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Discussed the punishment of hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SiAnyWEsDE

Stop at 1:00

Fire and Brimstone Sermons

PIE paragraph Does this type of speech influence you to do

better, be better, or the opposite? Why, why not?

What influences you to change? In the sermon/videos what three (3) points stuck out to you?

What words were powerful?

Writers Notebook