Native American Lit
In "Fox, Coyote, and the Whale", the antagonism between Fox and Whale is an example of this kind of conflict.
External Conflict
What was the purpose of literature according to Puritan values?
To educate; to provide practical or religious guidance
A rhetorical or persuasive appeal to the audience's logic and rationality
logos
Who gave the "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Patrick Henry
A character that experiences no significant internal change throughout the narrative is known as what?
static character
A story in which one character tricks another and that teaches a moral or lesson.
trickster tale
At the time, what was unique about how the Puritans' approached education?
They taught girls alongside boys
Preacher who gave the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Johnathon Edwards
What is a rhetorical question?
A question in which the answer is already known to the author; used for argumentative effect
When does The Crucible take place?
1690
Which text from this unit best fits the description of a creation myth?
"The World on the Turtle's Back"
A symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
Who was the first American poet and what work(s) of theirs did we read in class?
Anne Bradstreet
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"
"Upon the Burning of Our House"
Loaded language is often an indicator of what argumentative appeal?
pathos
“…to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them…”
This is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
ethos
What are the 3 strikes against the Proctors during act 2?
The Proctors don’t go to church very often.
John can only name 9 of the Ten Commandments.
Only 2 of their 3 children are baptized.
What are the morals (2) of "Coyote and the Buffalo"
Respect the dead; do not be greedy.
Which of the texts we read is a lyric poem?
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Why were ministers displeased with the Puritans of their time?
They had become complacent in their worship
What is the difference between deductive and inductive logic?
Deductive logic begins with a general statement and then specific examples. Inductive logic begins by listing specific examples, leading to a general closing observation.
In Act IV, why does Reverend Hale claim he is doing "the devil's work"?
He is asking innocent Christians to lie (confess to a crime he knows they did not commit)
What are the major motifs of "Man to Send Rain Clouds"?
assimilation
tradition vs. modernization
Explain how bias is evident in "Of Plymouth Plantation."
Everything the colonists did was considered justified and God's will.
What were the key differences between sermons of this era and those of early Puritan days?
- outside
- more emotional
- conversion
What is an example of a "living" document?
The Constitution
[DAILY DOUBLE]
How do both definitions of a crucible relate to the narrative of the play?
1. the townspeople of Salem are put under extreme pressure and stress until they erupt
2. the ordeal would be considered a trial