Warm-up for 8/31 Complete the handout on DICTION while making sure to answer each question completely and thoroughly. For the APPLY, complete that individually and not as a class. Also, use the word kindled in two original sentences of your own and write them at the bottom of your paper or on the back.

After your exam… Read pages 4-7 and answer the following questions: Describe the relationship between the Native Americans and the Puritans. How did they interact? What did they learn from each other? Describe details about the Puritan way of life. How were people supposed to act? What were the focuses of many Puritan writings of the time? What are three ways in which Puritan beliefs influenced the colonists’ lives? Turn to p. 17 and complete the bulleted questions and 1-3 on the side about Analyzing Native American Art.

Warm-up for 9/2 Complete the handout on DICTION. For the APPLY section, complete the question independently. ALSO, use antidote in two original sentences of your own where the word is used in proper context. Spend about 10 minutes working on this and then we will share.

NATIVE AMERICAN & COLONIAL LITERATURE Encounters & Foundations to 1800

Time Period: 1600-1760 THE BEGINNING: The New England colonies are often considered as the birthplace of American Literature. Colonists from England who landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts wrote of their experience, their goals, and their interactions with the Native Americans. Native Americans shared their cultural ideals and beliefs, and in combination with the new colonists, many stories began to circulate and to be handed down over time.

Native American Characteristics LITERATURE CHARACTERISTICS: Oral storytelling that would be passed down word of mouth. Storytelling was full of description, nature, and ceremony. Creation myths and other beliefs of the ways of life were often the subject of Native American literature. Very few stories were written down or recorded. Written texts that do refer to Native Americans are from Colonial perspectives. Topics would include how the world was made, interactions with animals and nature, and spirituality.

Colonial Literature Colonists who came from England (famously, Captain John Smith) are often regarded as the first American authors. Some of the literature were pamphlets and writings that would tell about the benefit of the new American colonies to both the colonial settlers and the residents still back in England. The original American colonies were founded because of religious disputes in England. Those who disagreed with current religious ruling fled to a new way of life in America. Conflicts and strive with the Native Americans were also subjects of Colonial writings.

Colonial Literature, cont’d. Major topics of Colonial literature: Religious sermons were frequent Colonial topics. Puritan ways of life were preached by Colonial writers. Puritan beliefs called for strict devotion and a rigorous cleansing of those who did not follow Puritan ways of life. These Puritan beliefs came from the idea of original sin (the idea that all people are born sinners, therefore time should be spent preaching and purifying the human race). The novel was still many years from being developed. Pamphlets, speeches, letters, and sermons were the structures of Colonial writings.

Why do we study this? The issues that new colonists found when moving to America are still the some of the same issues we face today with religion, race, government, and commerce. The decisions and actions from Colonial times have directly impacted our current ways of life: Native American rights and land disputes The battle for civil rights amongst all people. Labeling those not in the mainstream as “others” and refusing to give them equal rights.

Famous Texts Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards Deals with a sermon directed at those not following Puritan ways of life who are doomed to suffer eternally for their sins. Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford Discusses the details of early settlement and the interactions with Native Americans as the founding of America began. The Crucible by Arthur Miller IMPORTANT NOTE: This play was NOT written in Colonial times. Written in 1953, Arthur Miller set his play in the colonial days in Salem, Massachusetts. We study it as a Colonial text because of its setting. Miller wrote it in 1953 because of similar ways of life occurring in America again.

Independent Activity Read “The Sky Tree” on p. 20 and “Coyote Finishes His Work” on p. 22-23. For each story, complete the following questions: Summarize each story in a short paragraph focusing on the purpose of each story in regards to Native American literature. Answer the Reading and Literary Focus questions in each story. They appear as green or blue letters (A-E). Answer those focus questions as well.

Exit Questions Complete the 3-2-1 to submit as you leave class: Name THREE items or customs exchanged between the Native Americans and the New England colonists. Name the TWO main topics of Native American literature. Name the ONE form that Native American literature existed.

Warm-up for 9/7 Complete the handout on DICTION and also complete the following on the same sheet: What is the meaning of the word pun? Look where the quotation came from. What might “Home” be about based off of your understanding of the quote?

“Of Plymouth Plantation” When you’re finished, study the notes you’ve taken the past few days over NATIVE AMERICAN and COLONIAL literature. Things you need to know for your quiz: Characteristics and topics of writings. Examples from texts we’ve read in class. Names of stories that can serve as examples. Forms of literature each would be written in (i.e., pamphlets, oral stories, each).

3-2-1 Exit Name THREE differences between this colonial text in comparison to the Native American texts you’ve read. Use TWO strong adjectives to describe Bradford’s changing attitude towards his travel and encounters. What is ONE similarity today in comparison to the issues in this colonial text?