Terms
Passing down stories, histories, and traditions through word-of-mouth.
Oral Tradition
Puritan Period: Writing was not meant for _____________.
entertainment
What time of day does Goodman Brown leave?
Evening/Sunset
Abigail
Do we have a Final Exam OR an EOC in this class?
Final Exam
Stories that deal with gods and creation. Attempt to explain how humanity came to be.
Myths
The Colonial Period took place between _____ ______________ ___ ______________ and ____ _______________ _____.
The founding of Jamestown and the Revolutionary War.
What animal often alludes to the devil?
Snake/Serpent
Proctor
What is Mr. Clark's room number?
237
When something happens that you didn't expect to happen
Situational Irony
Early National/Revolutionary Period: Even though Americans were finally writing literature during this time period, their writing was still distinctly _______________.
British / European
What object does Goodman find in the woods that causes him to give up hope?
Faith's pink ribbons
Elizabeth
What is Mr. Clark's favorite class period?
3rd
Characters types from stories that are easily recognizable across time and culture
Archetype
When God has already decided who will be saved.
Predestination
What month is it in "The Pedestrian"?
November
"There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it."
Proctor
What's the name of the first major text we read for class?
The Great Gatsby
When a story leaves things up to the reader to figure out, rather than telling them everything
Ambiguity
What example was provided of Early National/Revolutionary fiction?
Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" / "Rip Van Winkle"
The last word of "Young Goodman Brown."
Gloom.
"Quail not before God's judgement in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride."
Hale
When is our next break?
Oct. 9