1. Bell Ringer
Write a short paragraph (minimum of five sentences) in which you answer the following essential question:
What characteristics from Puritan literature distinguish it from Native American literature?
You may use your notes, but not a neighbor. Cite specific examples for full credit.

2. Name the four characteristics of myth.
Passed down by oral tradition
Concerns early history of a people
Explains natural or social phenomenon
Involves supernatural beings or events
Define symbol and give an example that we have discussed in class.
Anything that stands for or represents something else
American flag, bald eagle, Uncle Sam, tree of great peace
Explain why the Iroquois Constitution was important to the Native Americans who agreed to it.
Eliminated fighting among Native American tribes and united them to be a military and cultural force in the New World

3. Explain the difference between a Puritan and a Separatist.
Puritan – wanted to “purify” the Church of England (Anglican)
Separatists – wanted to separate from that church
Why is it incorrect to say that the Pilgrims fled England to come to America specifically because of religious persecution?
They fled to Holland for religious freedom and came to America to establish a government based upon biblical principles
What literary term describes the writing style of William Bradford?
Puritan plain style (writing in which uncomplicated sentences and ordinary words are used to make plain, direct statements)

4. Define extended metaphor.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as that is carried over multiple lines of stanzas in a poem (or throughout an entire work)
Define inversion and create one example.
The placing of words out of typical order in sentences, often used in classical poetry
“If ever two were one, then surely we”
What is huswifery?
Notice the word is not capitalized or in quotes (not the poem)
Tasks that are essential to the upkeep of a household (like Home Economics)

5. Who is the speaker?
To whom are they speaking?
What is the poet’s tone?
What is the mood/atmosphere created by the poem?
What is the theme expressed in the poem?
What patterns exist that help construct meaning in the work?
What style elements contribute to the overall effect of the work?

6. Some Students Take My Tests Pretty Seriously
Speaker
Speaking to whom?
Tone
Mood (AKA atmosphere)
Theme
Patterns
Style elements
Some Students Take My Tests Pretty Seriously

7. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Biographical Information about Jonathan Edwards
Historical Background (Great Awakening)
Definition and examples of repetition
“sinners” … “wrath” … “you”
Definition and examples of imagery
“Hell’s wide gaping mouth open”

8. “…all your righteousness, would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell, than a spider’s web would have to stop a falling rock.”

9. “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.” (p. 103)

10. Write a persuasive essay that fulfills the following characteristics:
Your Assignment
Write a persuasive essay that fulfills the following characteristics:
A topic of your choice that must have multiple obvious positions. (Think “controversial.”)
You must use either imagery or repetition to strengthen the persuasive effect of essay.
You must present and refute a potential counter argument. (Think “examples.”)
You must provide specific analysis and an obvious conclusion.

11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Test Wednesday … have a great holiday weekend!