QUIZ, Acts I & II

The Crucible

• 10 minutes to prepare for quiz
• QUIZ, Acts I & II
• Begin reading Act III
  

Silent Reading, 15 minutes

The Crucible

• Finish watching Act I of film
• Set the scene for Act II
• Begin reading Act II silently or in small groups
• Prepare for a quiz tomorrow on Acts I & II
  

Silent Reading, 15 minutes

The Crucible

• Finish reading Act I
• Begin watching Act I film
• Exit slip: Arthur Miller wrote both the script for the play and the screenplay for the film version of The Crucible. He made some changes that greatly influenced the audience's perceptions of the play and the characters, particularly in the opening scenes. How is the audience's perception affected by the opening scene of the film?
  

The Crucible

Introduction to The Crucible:

• Read background information on Arthur Miller, p. 1212
• "Why I Wrote The Crucible: an artist's answer to politics," p. 1213
• Begin reading Act I
  

Jonathan Edwards

Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," p. 44-50.

Answer the following questions:

• Identify the three famous figures of speech that Edwards develops in the fourth through seventh paragraphs. What things is he comparing in each one?
• Edwards believed that fear was a great motivator, yet many philosophers and politicians have disagreed. For example, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his first inaugural address, made this famous comment about fear: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." What do you think about the use of fear as a motivator? What motivation might work better than fear?
• What Puritan beliefs are evident in Edwards' sermon?
  

Book Checkout in IMC

• On Mondays and Fridays we'll have silent reading time in class. Check out a book from the IMC or bring one from home that you'll read during this time.

Puritanism and Rationalism

(Add to notes from yesterday)

• Assign values to Puritans and Rationalists based on American Values list.
• Marginalized groups: Who else is present and does not share the views of the Puritans or Rationalists? How do the groups interact?

Anne Bradstreet

• Both her father and husband were governors of Massachusetts.
• Her poetry was published without her knowledge.
  

Read "Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666" on page 29 in the text book.

1. Bradstreet uses inversion as a poetic technique to accommodate the demands of meter and rhyme. In an inversion the words of a sentence or phrase are wrenched out of normal English syntax or word order. For example:

Inverted structure: In silent night when rest I took

Uninverted structure: In silent night when I took rest

Inverted structure: For sorrow near I did not look

Uninverted structure: I did not look near for sorrow

Find and uninvert five more lines (not lines 1-2).

1. Some readers have felt that by so lovingly enumerating her losses, Bradstreet is crying out to heaven in a way that unconsciously reveals more attachment to her earthly possessions than she would admit to. On the other hand, what Bradstreet does not reveal in this poem is significant: Hundreds of books, as well as her papers and all her unpublished poems, were also lost in the fire. Using specific examples from the text, explain why you are, or are not, convinced that the speaker means what she says.
   

1. Think about the major Puritan beliefs as you re-read this poem. What philosophical beliefs about God and the purpose of human life are reflected in Bradstreet’s poem?

Encounters and Foundations to 1800

• Read introduction in textbook, pages 6-19.
• Answer the following questions in your notes:

1. What effect did European settlement have on American Indians--the people who already lived on this vast continent?
2. Who were the Puritans, and what were their beliefs about human nature?
3. How did rationalism differ from Puritanism, and what effect did rationalism have on the new American political system?

• Your notes should include the following information: Major Puritan beliefs, Puritan writing trends, the bridge between Puritan and Rationalist thinking, major Rationalist beliefs, and Rationalist writing trends.