HISTORIC PATHWAYS

OBJECTIVES:  To identify and evaluate the philosophical, religious, ethical, and social influences that shaped the literature of a period  To extrapolate from primary sources to construct an understanding of a philosophical viewpoint  To analyze purpose and historical context in varied sources and evaluate the usefulness of those sources  To research and identify primary source documents that exemplify philosophical viewpoints

YOUR FOCUS Your group will be answering the questions on page 14 of SpringBoard. They are also listed here: What is their view of God? What are their values? How do they define truth? Do they have an optimistic or pessimistic view of life? What are their views of work and worldly success? What is their view of society? Who is their authority? What is their view of education? Do they view man as inherently good, evil, or somewhere in between?

HOW DO WE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS? Each member chose or was given a part of the task based on the information in the Historical Pathways document in your English folder on Google drive. As you answer the questions, you must prove to the class why that answer is true. You do this through the smaller tasks that you are researching.

FOR EXAMPLE If your groups is researching Native Americans, and you want to answer the question about their view of society: Member 1 (in charge of formatting): What do we know about their view of society? Member 2 (key figures): In the book it talks about Mourning Dove on page 46. She was one of the first female Native American novelists. She would also work for the part under major writings because the book has one of her stories. Member 3: I looked at important events, and Chief Massasoit from the Wampanoag tribe met with the Pilgrims to try and work out a way that the groups could coexist after a European captain kidnapped 27 Indians and sold them into slavery. Member 4: And I found a picture of a real peace pipe that was used in the Image Quest database on Mackinvia. Member 1: That sound like they were shaking hands when they smoked the peace pipe together.

NOW DISCUSS Member 1: So what can we infer about their views on society? Member 2: Stories were important to them because it taught them about their history, their family, and it would have been an activity that brought them together. So they were a group that believed in keeping those traditions of their society alive. Member 3: And they respected other societies. Member 4: They wanted to get along and live in peace with others. Groups of people were important to them for safety and family. Member 1: I have a document in Google that I have shared with all of you. Everyone insert your evidence in that document as a picture, or you can type it in from your iPad. Member 4 (also doing MLA): Be sure to put the Works Cited information in the document that I have shared with you so I can create my Works Cited page. SO YOUR ROUGH DRAFT PAGE MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS

DO THIS FOR ALL OF THE QUESTIONS When you’re ready to put everything together, DO NOT DO THIS:

NATIVE AMERICAN VIEW OF SOCIETY Stories were important to them because it taught them about their history, their family, and it would have been an activity that brought them together. So they were a group that believed in keeping those traditions of their society alive. Mourning Dove was one of the first female Native American novelists. She published the stories she heard as she was growing up. Chief Massasoit from the Wampanoag tribe met with the Pilgrims to try and work out a way that the groups could coexist after a European captain kidnapped 27 Indians and sold them into slavery. They signed a peace pipe to show that they respected each other and would work together.

INSTEAD Using your notes (note cards are okay), talk to the class about what your group came to understand. Make your presentation colorful and interesting. Too many words on a page is boring. We all know how to read, and if you just read from your presentation, we will stop listening. We want to learn from you. It is more important to talk and share. Practice practice practice! As we get closer to the due date, you will have time to work on it and make sure it flows. If someone is absent, you need to be able to present anyway. That’s why practice is so important.