Begin Puritans Anne Bradstreet - “To My Dear and Loving Husband” Class #8 Begin Puritans Anne Bradstreet - “To My Dear and Loving Husband”

In your Notebooks, create a chart that looks like this: K (What I know) W (What I want to know) L (What I learned today) List at least 5 things you already know about Puritans/Pilgrims List 3 things you would like to learn about Puritans/Pilgrims You will fill this in later

Who were the Puritans? English Protestants, 16th and 17th centuries Disapproved of Church of England; wanted to purify it - thought it was extravagant and sinful Wanted religious freedom from persecution went to the Netherlands eventually settled in America Massachusetts Bay Plymouth (Pilgrims)

What did they believe in? Belief in modesty, hard work, and religious devotion Puritan Ethic - good works are accomplished through hard work, self-reliance, and self-discipline influenced American culture of industriousness and efficiency

What is Puritan literature? Puritan Plain Style - characterized by short words, direct statements, and references to everyday objects and experiences Remember the 3 S’s: Simple Straightforward Spiritual Purpose of literature: spiritual insight and instruction Types of literature: Narrative accounts: biographies, autobiographies, histories Poetry, journals, diaries for self-examination Sermons, religious doctrine/essays NO drama or fiction = sinful

What we will read: Poem: “My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet Sermon: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards

Anne Bradstreet Anne and Simon Bradstreet - arrived in Mass. Bay Colony 1630 Anne was 18 at the time Had 8 children writing was considered an “unladylike” profession 1650 - The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America By a Gentlewoman of Those Parts published considered first collection of original poetry from colonial America examined rights of women to learn and express themselves later poems such as “My Dear and Loving Husband” are more personal express feelings about joys and difficulties of everyday Puritan life her work reflects Puritans’ knowledge of stories/language of Bible as well as concern for relationship between earthly and heavenly life

“To My Dear and Loving Husband” Pg 76-77 Illustration on Page 77 How does this depict Anne as both poet and Puritan housewife? Term to know: thee = you thy = your Page 77 - Complete questions #1-3 in your notebook using COMPLETE SENTENCES Complete the L (What I learned today) section of your KWL Chart List at least 3 things you learned