1. Do Now/Quick Write #3: Begin with the prompt with the prompt, “Today, I will…” and write until I ask you to stop. Begin with the prompt with the prompt, “Today, I will…” and write until I ask you to stop. What insight or observation can you make about your partner based on his or her diction? What insight or observation can you make about your partner based on his or her diction?

2. Dialectical Journal Text On the left side: Students should write a portion of the text On the left side: Students should write a portion of the text In this case, write the diction that strikes you as revealing something about Bradford’s perspective/view of himself and his voyage In this case, write the diction that strikes you as revealing something about Bradford’s perspective/view of himself and his voyage Response On the right side: Students should respond to the reading with questions, thoughts, connections to your own life/ the world, including current events/ things you have read or seen previously/ other historical events. On the right side: Students should respond to the reading with questions, thoughts, connections to your own life/ the world, including current events/ things you have read or seen previously/ other historical events.

3. An Example Text OF THEIR VOYAGE, AND HOW THEY PASSED THE SEA, AND OF THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL AT CAPE COD… OF THEIR VOYAGE, AND HOW THEY PASSED THE SEA, AND OF THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL AT CAPE COD… Response Bradford seems to keep repeating the plural pronoun. He talks of “their,” “they,” and then “their” again. His use of this word emphasizes the Puritan’s unity. Rather than speak in the first person, Bradford does not draw attention to himself.