Reading Passages
These stories explain how life began or how a feature of the world was created AND express universal human concerns.
What are origin myths?
This is a gift from God.
What is providence?
This is the narrator of the passage, even if they aren't named.
Who is the speaker?
Rhyme and 'about God' are NOT parts of this style of writing, but short words, direct statements, inverted syntax, and references to everyday life are.
What is Puritain Plain Style?
Establishing a purpose for reading let us know that these stories were used to help us learn about different cultures that influenced early American literature.
What are creation stories or creation myths?
If a group wants to join this confederacy, they ask to seek shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves.
This is repayment for a good or service.
What is Recompense?
The ___________ of the journal "Of Plymouth Plantation" was to encourage teens to follow the ways of the Pilgrims and to share historical information.
What is the purpose?
"If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee" paraphrased means that this person is being loved.
Who is the husband?
When analyzing philosophical beliefs, we leared that the members of the Iroquios Confederacy demanded that these leaders were fair, patient, kind, honest, and worked for the good of all people.
Who are the Lords of the Confederacy?
"The thickness of their skin shall be seven spans" in reference to the Lords of the Iroquios Conferacy means this.
This is to serve as the parts or basis of; form; comprise.
What is constitute?
Encouraging, loving, wistful, rebellious, angry, fantastical and scary are words used to describe this.
What is the tone?
This form of figurative language is difficult to figure out, but when we think about it, it makes sense, like in the lines "that when we live no more, we may live ever."
What is paradox?
Breaking down complex sentences is a reading comprehension strategy that separates the subject and the action in a sentence. "Fell upon their knees in gratitude" is which part?
What is the action?
When the healthy settlers took care of the sick settlers during the starving time, they demonstrated the spirit of self-sacrifice in this passage.
What is "Of Plymouth Plantation"?
When the feather stuck out from the buckskin it did this.
What is protruded?
This is why knowing how time and place affect literature is so important. Knowing this information helps us to understand more about what we're reading.
What is the occasion?
This was the last word left behind after the Roanoke colony disappeared.
What is CROATOAN?
"Because" is a signal word for this.
What is a "reason"?
What is providence?
Treated to achieve just the right strength or balance; moderation is a complicated definition to describe this type of glass used for patio furniture and car windshields.
What is tempered?
The reader's goal for every passage should be to figure out this. Otherwise, what's the point in reading?
What is the subject?
What is 1619?
Evaluating these stories for accuracy is important because the authors are writing from their own personal perspective and they could exaggerate.
What are personal narratives or exploration logs?