Puritan+Plainstyle+1025&1030

-Create a Vocabulary Comic strip that incorporates 7 of your words within sentences. -take notes on the following packet. You will be able to use these notes on an open-note quiz.

The Puritans had a profound effect upon American culture. As a political, social, and cultural force, Puritanism lasted until around 1728. At this point the center of the country began a shift to the south. The “Age of Reason” was also ushered in by way of European social philosophy. Many other historical forces impacted the movement of America away from a religious haven towards an economic and political powerhouse. The puritanical strands of religious thought and moral judgment continue to influence, in varying degrees, the social and political thinking in America. The Puritans believed in the **innate depravity of man**. They also believed that some people were **“predestined”** to experience an afterlife with God. Only the **“elect”** or **“chosen”** were in a good relationship with God.|| || The Puritans believed that God was working in their daily lives. ||
 * || [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=599&h=60 width="599" height="60" caption="Puritanism in American literature"]] ||
 * **//Student A: You are responsible for taking notes on the following selection of information. Pay special attention to the history and beliefs of the Puritans rather than dates and names. You will also need to present this information to your fellow students (You will have to actually present/discuss. Letting everybody copy your work doesn’t count.)//**
 * **//Student A: You are responsible for taking notes on the following selection of information. Pay special attention to the history and beliefs of the Puritans rather than dates and names. You will also need to present this information to your fellow students (You will have to actually present/discuss. Letting everybody copy your work doesn’t count.)//**
 * Background of Puritanism**
 * 1620 - William Bradford** came with a group of individuals from Europe and formed Plymouth Plantation. In the Fall of 1620 there were 101 men, women, and children present. By the Spring of 1621 there were only 50 survivors.
 * 1628 - John Winthrop** and followers came over from Europe in order to establish a “pure” religious movement.
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || The Puritans would “search” their daily lives in order to find any symbols from God. ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || The Puritans were educated and taught their followers to be rational thinkers. ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || The Puritans believed in effective business practices but they also preached a separation from worldly pleasures. ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || The Puritans feared that humanistic learning would draw people away from the church. They were right about this! ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || This fundamental Puritan belief became complicated because it had to be determined who belonged to the group of “chosen” people. ||

__How did Puritanism relate to literature?__ There are many opinions about this question. Some would argue that American literature simply grew out of changing historical factors that had little or nothing to do with the religious questioning done by the Puritans. Others argue that the Puritans’ practice of examining their lives for acts of good and evil naturally shifted into creative writing and imaginative expressions. **Still, the question becomes whether Puritan writing should be seen as simply historic documentation, or does their writing have literary merit???** Puritans wrote diaries in which they would often find spiritual meaning in what might be considered simple coincidences. The Puritans begin to see the Indians as “devils.” The Puritans’ success at defeating Indians on certain occasions was seen as a justification from God for killing Indians. The Salem Witch Trials would become another episode of reading into the “religious meaning” of a situation.
 * //Student B: You are responsible for taking notes on the following selection of information. Pay special attention to the history and beliefs of the Puritans rather than dates and names. You will also need to present this information to your fellow students (You will have to actually present/discuss. Letting everybody copy your work doesn’t count.)//**
 * Examples:**
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || The poor health of a human's body may be compared to bits of broken glass. ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || A snake found under a person’s porch may be seen as the presence of evil. This could be a warning from God or a visit from the devil. ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || A woman accidentally burning a shirt may represent the fact that God was preparing her for the future death of her husband. ||

__Characteristics of Puritan Plain style__ Like all Puritan literature, the writers' purpose is to show how God works in their lives. Pure Puritan poetry is written in "plain style." Rejecting ornamental flourishes and superfluous decoration as evidence of sinful vanity, plain style writing avoids irony, humor, hyperbole, and any literary device that might keep the reader from understanding the writer's purpose. Plain style writing is characterized by short words, direct statements, and references to ordinary, everyday objects. This style of writing reflected the plain style of their lives. Puritan authors worked to glorify God in their productions rather than show off their own artistry or claim any renown for themselves. Poetry appealing to the senses or emotions was viewed as dangerous and inappropriate. As the Puritan minister John Cotton put it, "God's altar needs not our polishings." Some of the poets (particularly Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor) wrote metaphysical poetry, which uses extended and often exaggerated metaphors to make a memorable point. As devout Puritans, these points always related to their love and obedience of God.
 * //Student C: You are responsible for taking notes on the following selection of information. Pay special attention to the characteristics of Puritan Plain Style and the way that these characteristics can show up in text. You will also need to present this information to your fellow students (You will have to actually present/discuss. Letting everybody copy your work doesn’t count.)//**
 * __Plain Style vs. Ornate Style__**
 * **__Ornate Style__** || **__Plain Style__** ||
 * Shabby but beloved, my shoes house my feet as they carry me from place to place. || My shoes are old and brown, worn out but comfortable for walking. ||
 * My pen spills its blood as it brings words to life. || The pen with which I write often leaks ink. ||

The way Puritans express themselves changes as the strict codes of Puritan behavior changes. **ARE THE PURITAN WRITERS AWARE OF WHAT THEIR WRITING IS BECOMING?** -Anne wrote for herself, not for publication. -In 1650, her brother-in-law, John Woodbridge, arranged for the publication in England of a collection of her scholarly poems, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, By a Gentlewoman of Those Parts. -Generally considered to be the first collection of original poetry written in colonial America. -The book examined the rights of women to express themselves. || -Edward Taylor had worked as a teacher in England. -Upon arriving in Boston in 1668, Taylor entered Harvard College as a sophomore, graduating in 1671. -After graduation, he accepted the position of minister and physician in the small frontier farming community of Westfield, Mass. -He then walked more than one hundred miles, much of it through snow, to his new home. || The above writers moved away from the strict questioning of what spiritual symbols are taking place in their lives. **They began to use European poetic styles in their writing.** Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet often used extended metaphors, or conceits, in their poetry. An extended metaphor is a metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or even through an entire work. An example of an extended metaphor can be found in Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Is their movement towards more imaginative uses of language a break with the past? Are these writers simply reflecting the changing world around them? By 1660 only 20% of the population of Massachusetts was a member of the church. The struggle between the secular (non-religious) aspects of daily life and the religious life was growing. 1662 - The “Half Way Covenant” was proposed in order to allow new members into the church. The former strict Puritan behavior and examination of daily life was ending.
 * //Student D: You are responsible for taking notes on the following selection of information. Pay special attention to the authors that are discussed and the shift in Puritan writing. You will also need to present this information to your fellow students (You will have to actually present/discuss. Letting everybody copy your work doesn’t count.)//**
 * Examples:**
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || Anne Bradstreet’s poetry
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || Michael Wigglesworth's poetry ||
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || Edward Taylor's writing
 * [[image:http://mrsmasclassroom.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=200&h=50 width="200" height="50" caption="bullet"]] || Cotton Mather’s later writings ||
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