ENGLISH 3 MRS. BARNETT

Puritan Worldview

PURITAN WORLDVIEW PP

Puritan belief calvinist in their theology, puritans believed in the absolute

sovereignty of god—the idea that god is in complete control of events and ultimately works all things out for a believer’s good.

The Puritan Worldview

The Puritans Settle in New England

The Puritans wanted to “purify” the church and their own lives.

Argued that the Church of England was still too close to the Catholic church.

Left for America in order to find greater freedom to practice their religious beliefs.

The Puritan Legacy

The writings of the Puritans of New England have been central to the development of the American literary traditions.

Puritan is a term referring to a number of Protestant groups that sought to “purify” the Church of England, which had been virtually inseparable from the country’s government since the time of Henry VIII (who reigned from 1509-1547).

English Puritans wished to return to a simpler form of worship.

The Puritan Ethic

The Puritans believed in: thrift hard work self-sufficiency

Also, they believed that wealth was a sign of God’s favor.

Spiritual matters influenced the Puritan government. a theocracy*

The Puritan, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Brookgreen Gardens.

Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet focused primarily on the realities of her life—her husband, her eight children and her house. In 1650, her brother had some of her poetry published without her knowledge. This book of poetry, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, was the first book of poetry ever published by an American colonist.

Anne Bradstreet

“Here Follow Some Verses Upon The Burning Of Our House, July 10, 1666” poem

“To My Dear and Loving Husband” poem

Bradstreet reveals that belief by interpreting her personal subject matter through a religious lens.

Anne Bradstreet literary devices

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things by saying that one thing is another. Sometimes a writer will use an extended metaphor, which develops a metaphor beyond a single line.

Both “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of Our House” are written in couplets, or pairs of lines whose final syllables rhyme. To maintain this rhyme scheme, Bradstreet occasionally inverts the word order of her lines.

A paradox is a situation or statement that seems to be impossible or contradictory but is nevertheless true, literally or figuratively.

 A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, to make a point, or to evoke humor.

Here Follow Some Verses Upon The Burning Of Our House, July 10, 1666

Questions to consider as you read her poem p. 95-97: What made Anne Bradstreet’s poetry unusual

compared to traditional verse of her day? Paraphrase lines 1-6 in “Upon the Burning of Our

House, July 10th 1666. How does Bradstreet use contrast to convey a sense of fear?

Bradstreet creates an extended metaphor in “Upon the Burning of Our House”. Re-read lines 43-50. Summarize in your own words what you think the speaker is describing in this extended metaphor.

The Puritan Legacy cont.

They did not believe that they clergy or government should act as an intermediary between the individual and God.

Many Puritans suffered persecution in England.

Some were put in jail and whipped, their noses slit and their ears chopped off.

Puritan Beliefs: Sinners All?

At the center of Puritan theology was an uneasy mixture of certainty and doubt.

The certainty was that because of Adam’s and Eve’s disobedience, most of humanity would be damned for all eternity.

However, Puritans were also certain that God in his mercy had sent his son Jesus Christ to earth to save particular people.

People hoping to be among the saved examined their inner lives closely for signs of grace and tried to live lives that were free of sin– self-reliance, industriousness, temperance, and simplicity.

Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards’s sermons helped trigger the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept through New England from 1734 to 1750. The movement grew out of a sense among some Puritan ministers that their congregations had grown too self-satisfied.

 As a Calvinist, Jonathan Edwards believed that some people were favored by God and others were not. This belief was interpreted by some to mean that worldly success was a sign of God’s favor. Many believed that one way God rewarded people for their repentance and pious behavior was with earthly goods.

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“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Abhor: v. to regard with disgust

Prudence: n. an exercise of good and cautious judgment

Appease: v. to bring to a state of peace or quiet; sooth

Wrath: n. extreme anger; vengeful punishment

Emotional appeals are messages designed to persuade an audience by creating strong feelings rather than by providing facts and evidence. Examples of emotional appeals include: Appeal to fear: taps into people’s

fear of losing their safety or security Appeal to pity: takes advantage of

people’s sympathy and compassion for others

Appeal to vanity: relies on people’s desire to feel good about themselves

 Imagery is the collection of mental pictures, or images, in a literary work. Visual imagery is the most common but an author can also use other sensory details that appeal to the reader’s sense of sound, taste, smell and touch.

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Take notes on Jonathan Edwards p. 104-105 and to help answer the question: “How is Jonathan Edwards an important Puritan?” .

As students watch/listen to a recording of Jonathan Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” write down five expressions that are used to describe unsaved people used the sermon. Example: hateful

http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=hXOOPsgvC94

http://www.slideshare.net/SilvanaSalerno/sinnersinthehandsofanangry-2

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Turn to page 111. Read the 1st column, 1st paragraph silently. Write in notes (answer individually) this question – “In paragraph 1 on page 111, what comparison does Edwards make between those who have accepted Christ’s love and those who have not?”

Students will discuss the content of Jonathan Edwards’ sermon by writing down their insights.

Draw pictures of the images created in this sermon before submitting their work on Edwards

Can Kids Be SCARED Straight? article

Read a short article called "Can Kids Be Scared Straight?" by Kathy Feinstein.

Answer a response sheet asking the students to compare and contrast the two readings. Use examples and cite your work

How Evil Are You?

Watch a documentary about film director Eli Roth who recreated Milgram's Experiment from the early 1960's. You can (and certainly should) watch the video here: How Evil Are You?

 http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-evil-are-you-videos

Complete the Socratic Seminar to get us prepared for The Crucible.

Write Like a Puritan

Students will synthesize the Puritan literature by writing a creative piece of writing called “Write Like a Puritan.” See the handout for details. http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/current/ED101fa10/rajensen/Content_2.html

COVERING:UNIT 1 – NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

UNIT 2 – PURITAN WORLDVIEW LITERATURE

TEST #1 September

Problems With A Theocracy*

Political views were often uncompromising and harsh.

Example: Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. Around 150 people were

accused of witchcraft. Officials feared that the

community’s moral foundation was in danger and felt that they needed to take extreme action to save political unity.

20 people were executed. The girls who started the

accusations later recanted, admitting they had lied.

Witch Hill, Thomas Slatterwhite Noble, 1869.