Reminder  Turn in all extra credit to the front table  Finals Day – taking District Final (2% of final semester grade) and then kicking back!  Over break – have your parents read your letter and have them fill out the yellow handout. Bring to class on 1/14 (Tuesday)  District Wide Dance – February 7 th ! Tickets go on sale when we get back for $40!

Miss Pelen, Miss LeRoy, and Mrs. Molnar are pleased to announce the Traveling Terriers 2015 Travel Meeting this Tuesday night at 7pm in Grace Mullen, for students and parents! Find out on Tuesday night how to have the adventure of a lifetime! Imagine yourself in Italy and Greece with Miss LeRoy Spring 2015 Miss Pelen in Belize in June 2015 Mrs. Molnar in China in June 2015

SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD Page

Imagery Intro through-isolation

At The End of Age of Faith: The Great Awakening ( )  Although the idea of a "great awakening" is challenged, it is clear that the period was a time of increased religious activity, particularly in New England.  Second and third generation settlers had moved into the frontier, making it hard to stay committed to the church.  People would travel to towns to preach the words of God. This was to remind the people that they must follow the words of God…and not stray.  A famous literary example of the new style of preaching can be found in Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".  Isaac Newton: the assumption that human beings had the ability to discover the secrets of the universe and thereby exert some control over their own destiny.

Jonathan Edwards – “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”  As a boy he would preach sermons to his playmates for fun  Became a Church Pastor  Was committed to return to the faith of the Puritan past  Became the leader of The Great Awakening  He would denounce the names of the sinners in his church (which in turn he lost the title of Preacher)

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”  Jonathan Edwards preached “Sinners” on July 8 th, 1741  It became very popular with New England audiences  It was set on the belief in a life of hard work, self- discipline and religious devotion.  It was intended to frighten the listeners into perusing lives of humility and righteousness in the hope of achieving salvation  This type of “fire-and-brimstone” style of preaching was familiar to the Puritans  It emphasizes the importance of New Birth  Living a Christian life  You wouldn’t know if you were truly converted until you died  This was the start of the creation of the American ‘voice’  Transcendentalists followed which also employed rich imagery to evoke notions of the divine.

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”  It was a 6 hour sermon  The audience had to sit attentively and not talk or get up for any reason (this included children).  One account said that Edwards read in a level voice, staring over the heads of his congregation at the bell rope that hung against the back wall “as if he would stare it in two.”  Despite his calm demeanor, his listeners are said to have groaned and screamed in terror, and Edwards stopped several times to ask for silence.

Read and Complete Worksheet  Figurative Language Chart  After reading Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, re-read the text and locate where Edwards uses figurative language to help describe major points in his sermon. On your own piece of paper, complete the chart and questions. QuoteFigurative Language DeviceDefine Write the direct quote from the text List the figurative language device being used in the quote Define for metaphor/simile: 1)Literal meaning 2)Figurative meaning 3)Explain the comparison being used 4)Why is the comparison effective? Define for imagery: 1)List the sense that it is appealing to

Close Reading Questions 1) Arguably, this is the most famous sermon in American history. Why does it continue to resonate so strongly with audiences? What historical or textual elements make it memorable? 2) If delivered today, would this text stir up the same kind of strong emotions that it produced in the congregation at Enfield? Why or why not? How have audience expectations for an effective speech or sermon changed since Edwards's time? 3) What is the difference between a spoken sermon and a published text? What are the goals of each and how or why do those goals differ? Does this published text achieve its goals? 4) Describe the different audiences that Edwards is addressing in this sermon? How does he speak to each audience and why? 5) Describe God in this sermon. Does God change during the course of the message? What is the relationship between God's anger and God's love in Edwards's text? 6) Edwards frequently uses metaphors of sliding and falling to describe the state of human beings before God. What kind of world do these metaphors conjure up? What is the divine/human relationship like in this world?

Figurative Language Art Assignment On plain white paper, use one of the figurative devices you recorded in the chart to draw a visual representation of your chosen device. Be sure to include the quotation somewhere on the front of your picture; you can incorporate it into the actual drawing or simple write it. Be sure that your picture illustrates the chosen quotation’s tone and mood appropriately. Look at the next slide for examples of this assignment.