Unit 2 Introduction September 26/27

Warm - Up 1.Grab Your Notebooks 2.Answer the following: 1.How do you think you performed on the essay? 2.Why do you believe this is so? 3.What steps will YOU take going forward to prevent this from happening again?

Going Forward 1.Take notes regularly on the selections we read 2.Complete your class work and check for feedback 3.Use text evidence for each selection 4.Stay focused to make sure you don’t miss something important about the text

Unit 2 Essay When: October 11 & 12 th Topic: Persuasive Essay Prompt: Some would argue that studying texts from our past makes us better equipped to face our future. Take a position on this issue Use reasons and specific examples from texts you have studied to support your position.

Quick Write – 7 Minutes Write a response to the following prompt Some would argue that studying texts from our past makes us better equipped to face our future. What do you think? Explain why you feel that way.

How do archetypal characters in American literature assist us in understanding people and society? Common Archetypes and Themes Notes

Common Archetypes Caretaker- A character that consistently supports, protects and provides for other characters who are unable to look after themselves. Faithful Companion- A secondary character that offers constant friendship and support for a major character such as a hero or heroine.

Innocent- A character that lacks experience and exemplifies virtue and purity. Rugged Individualist- A character that relies solely on his or her personal strengths and merits to survive. Orphan- A character that has been abandoned by his or her family. Common Archetypes

Misfit- A character that does not feel any connection with a group or any affinity for its members and personally rejects them. Outsider/Outcast- A character that is not accepted by a group or society because of physical or personal differences.

Common Archetypes Rebel- A character that radically rejects the values of a society and the restrictions placed on him or her. Trickster- A character that cons, deceives, swindles or cheats other characters. Villain- An evil character who exists to cause disorder, confusion and mayhem on society and to battle against a hero.

Common Themes Alienation/ isolation- Characters feel removed or rejected by society. Disillusionment with life- Characters are distracted and disgusted by what they encounter in society, their friends or their family. Loss of innocence- Characters leave behind their child-like virtue and purity as a result of being exposed to the brutal reality of day to day living.

Common Themes Struggle with self- Characters in a narrative must contend with personal internal feelings or demons that often contradict each other or conflict with what seems most appropriate.

Put it together: On your do now paper complete the following: 1. Choose two archetypal characters and explain a modern character, who fits the type. 2. Choose two themes and explain which archetypal character would be likely to appear in a text with that theme.

Unit Overview Open Textbooks to Page 2

Read Origins of the American Tradition 4-6 Summarize each section in one to two sentences A.The First Americans B.Jamestown and the Origins of Plantations C.New England Colonization D.European Enlightenment E.American Diversity F.Rebellion against Great Britain

Create the chart

Finish the Job 1.Read “Native American Traditions” p Identify the Native American Cultures using the chart we just created 3.I will be walking around to check your work