Writing Bootcamp
What three things must sentence have?
Subject, Verb, ability to make sense on their own
True or False: Native American Literature was the first type of literature written down
False
Name one author of Puritan Literature we read
Anne Bradstreet
What did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
What is mood?
How Reader feels when reading a text
What is a clause?
a phrase of words that contains a subject and verb, may or may not be able to stand on its own
What are the major themes of N.A Literature?
Nature
Creation Stories
What were common forms of literature during the puritan age?
Journals, diaries, letters, and sermons
What did Benjamin Franklin write about in his autobiography?
Morals and Virtues
What is an allusion?
Reference made about a topic that is well known and does not need explained to understand
To re-examine or make alterations to, is the definition of what word?
Revising
What is an archetype?
a universal symbol, motifs, characters, and themes that may be found among many different cultures.
What church did the puritans want to purify?
The church of england
What war was being fought during the American Enlightenment?
American Revolution
What is Ms. Porter bad at in terms of ELA?
Spelling
A compound sentence has two of these kinds of clauses...
Independent
Which two animals could be considered tricksters?
Coyote
Raven
Why would Puritans out law living with Native people?
They feared people (specifically women) "Going Native"
During the Age of Reason, there were many of these kinds of advances?
Scientific
What are the three types of irony and what are the definitions?
Dramatic, Verbal, and Situational
Is "While teaching class" a clause?
No, there is no subject
What are three character archetypes?
Lover, hero, magician, outlaw, explorer, sage, innocent, creator, ruler, caregiver, everyperson, and jester
Puritans used this as a method of getting people to do what they wanted...
Fear
What are the main characteristics of texts from the American Enlightenment?
Informational, Political, Human centered
What is Task, Audience, and Purpose?
Task= type of writing
Audience= Intended Audience
Purpose= Reason for writing