Unit One: Prehistoric American
Literature
Literature
TRUE or False: We can discover the purpose of an author's work without determining the theme.
False
Christopher Columbus' travel journals are what type of source?
Primary
What paragraph contains the thesis of a paper?
The Introduction
True or False: Something can be considered terrifying and horrifying at the same time.
True
Who wrote The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
What are Big Ideas formed from?
Little Ideas
A scholarly article is what type of source?
Secondary
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Logos, & Pathos
A jump scare is an example of...
Horror
What is the title of the Native American creation story that explains the creation of the world?
World on the Turtle's Back
What are Little Ideas formed from?
Story Details
An entry on John Proctor in an encyclopedia is what type of source?
Tertiary
What is the telos of a work?
The main idea/purpose of an argument
An eerie scratching behind your bedroom door is an example of...
Terror
Who wrote The Power of Sympathy?
William Hill Brown
Why is "The Rainbow Bird's generosity allows people to see the benefits of sharing" NOT a theme statement?
It is hyper-specific to a singular story
How old was Abigail Williams during the Salem Witch Trials?
11
What is an epistolary?
A novel made up of letters
What two types of literature became solidified in the 19th century?
Gothic & Romantic
When was Frankenstein first published?
1819
What was the MAIN purpose for Native American stories?
Explaining/answering the unexplained/questions they encountered
What word did John White record as being carved into a tree as the only thing left of his lost colony?
CROATOAN
In a traditional, six-paragraph essay, how many topic sentences are there?
Six
What was the MAIN reason stories including mummies and the living dead became so popular?
The rise and popularization of museums and a fascination in the ancient world being reborn in the minds of the general population.
What century was The Crucible written in?
The 20th Century
or
The 1900s
What were the two main ways prehistoric American stories were told?
Orally or in Pictograms
DAILY DOUBLE: What four colonies/settlements wrote travel literature sent to Great Britain? (Hint: Daniel Denton wrote one of them)
New York, Carolina, Pennsylvania, & Virginia
Why is The Power of Sympathy considered the 1st American novel?
It was the first mass-produced, popular novel of American life after the Revolution.
What are the 6 creatures/monsters that were sensationalized in the 1800s?
Frankenstein's Creation, Vampires/Dracula, Mummies/Living Dead, Werewolves, The Headless Horseman/Folktale Ghosts, Serial Killers/Murderers
What are the three main animals discussed in prehistoric American literature?
Bear, Crow, & Turtle
From first to last, what are the five steps of fully determining theme?
Story Details->Little Ideas->Big Ideas->Theme->Purpose
How were the people accused as witches punished differently in the colonies vs. Britain?
They were hanged in the colonies and drowned/burned at the stake in Britain
What is the Kairos of The Power of Sympathy?
Boston, MA in the 1700s
or
A newly formed America
Who first wrote about the difference between terror and horror?
Ann Radcliffe in 1826
What was the first story in the 1800s to sensationalize vampires?
John Polidori's "The Vampyre"