journal: what memories do you have of thanksgiving and/or pilgrims? describe the event
TRANSCRIPT
from “OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION” EQ: HOW DOES PURITAN PLAIN TEXT DIFFER FROM THE TRANSLATED WRITINGS OF THE SPANISH EXPLORERS?
Agenda:
Journal Video clip Ppt. on history & Puritan plain text Double-entry Journal Annotation Double-bubble Thinking Map Sponsor a Word
Puritans:
Wanted religious freedom Very serious (dark colors) Protestant work ethic Very cautious of sin (no dramas) Puritan Plain Style (straightforward, not flashy)
William Bradford (1590-1657)
Puritans to Holland, then 102 pilgrims to America (1620)
Landed off course (Virginia, instead Mass.) Governor in Mass. (reelected 30 times!) Organized repayment of debts to financial
backers Encouraged new immigration Established good relations with the Native
Americans Established the town hall meeting concept
Of Plymouth Plantation
Factually accurate account of the Pilgrims’ first successful settlement
Religious faith (reason for peace with Native Americans)
“city upon a hill”
Video Clip: “Mayflower Pilgrims”(first minute, then 35:00-42:50)
1. WHAT IS THE SEMINAL PRIMARY DOCUMENT MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO?
2. WHAT SIGNATURE DO YOU RECOGNIZE ON THE DOCUMENT?
Double-Entry Journal: on Book 2
CREATE A DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL TO BE TURNED IN TOMORROW WITH THE TEST.
RUBRIC: 5 intriguing quotes with page numbers on the left “ …” (pg.).
5 explanations/interactions with the text on the rightContent = 10 pts.
MLA format = 4 pts.
Legibility = 2 pts.
This is 16 pts. on your test tomorrow!
Compare/Contrast
Spanish Explorers’ Journals Geography
Relationships
“City on a hill”
Wilderness
Wealth
Self-Reliance
Dreams
Power
Social Customs
Of Plymouth Plantation