1. Of Plymouth Plantation
Literary Analysis and Reading Strategy

2. Literary Analysis Author’s Purpose: Reason for writing. To Inform
To Entertain
To Persuade
Author’s purpose varies with the topic and audience, or readers.
Literary Analysis

3. William Bradford’s purpose for writing Of Plymouth Plantation was to inform and to persuade. He felt that young people were straying from the Pilgrims’ faith. To Inform: Sought to tell the new generation about the Pilgrim’s history. To Persuade: Sought to inspire the new generation to uphold *Puritan values. *Group that practiced the Christian faith.
Author’s Purpose

4. Breaking Down Long Sentence: Separate a complex sentence into its essential parts. -The Subject (Who or What) -The Verb (Action) This will help you isolate the main idea.
Reading Strategy

5. Author’s Background

6. William Bradford Yorkshire, England Separatist Church
Lived in the Netherlands; didn’t want to adopt the Dutch culture came to America on the Mayflower
The Mayflower
William Bradford

7. William Bradford Plymouth, Massachusetts 1621
Mayflower Compact-How they would govern themselves
Bradford was governor of new colony for 31 years
Organized repayment of debt
Encouraged new immigration
Established good relations with Native Americans
Led new colony through many hardships to success
Puritans vs. Pilgrims
William Bradford

8. 1630 began to compile his two volume Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
Most important early chronicles of the settlement of New England
William Bradford

9. Page 01 Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford Question: What do you think were some of the challenges that William Bradford and the Pilgrims faced as they tried to form a new colony in the harsh wilderness? Answer the question in 7-9 Sentences.
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