1. Journal:  What memories do you have of Thanksgiving and/or Pilgrims? Describe the event.

2. from “OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION” EQ: HOW DOES PURITAN PLAIN TEXT DIFFER FROM THE TRANSLATED WRITINGS OF THE SPANISH EXPLORERS?

3. Agenda:  Journal  Video clip  Ppt. on history & Puritan plain text  Double-entry Journal Annotation  Double-bubble Thinking Map  Sponsor a Word

4. Puritans:  Wanted religious freedom  Very serious (dark colors)  Protestant work ethic  Very cautious of sin (no dramas)  Puritan Plain Style (straightforward, not flashy)

5. William Bradford (1590-1657)  Puritans to Holland, then 102 pilgrims to America (1620)  Landed off course (Virginia, instead Mass.)  Governor in Mass. (reelected 30 times!)  Organized repayment of debts to financial backers  Encouraged new immigration  Established good relations with the Native Americans  Established the town hall meeting concept

6. Of Plymouth Plantation  Factually accurate account of the Pilgrims’ first successful settlement  Religious faith (reason for peace with Native Americans)  “city upon a hill”

7. Video Clip: “Mayflower Pilgrims” (first minute, then 35:00-42:50)“Mayflower Pilgrims” 1. WHAT IS THE SEMINAL PRIMARY DOCUMENT MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO? 2. WHAT SIGNATURE DO YOU RECOGNIZE ON THE DOCUMENT?

8. Read-aloud pp. 59-61.

9. Double-Entry JournalDouble-Entry Journal: on Book 2 CREATE A DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL TO BE TURNED IN TOMORROW WITH THE TEST.DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL

10. RUBRIC:  5 intriguing quotes with page numbers on the left “ …” (pg.).  5 explanations/interactions with the text on the right Content = 10 pts. MLA format = 4 pts. Legibility = 2 pts. This is 16 pts. on your test tomorrow!

11. Compare/Contrast Spanish Explorers’ Journals  Geography  Relationships  “City on a hill”  Wilderness  Wealth  Self-Reliance  Dreams  Power  Social Customs Of Plymouth Plantation

12. “ ” Our fathers... came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness. Write a journal entry as a Pilgrim about any event in Bradford’s journal.