Due Wednesday, 9/29

1. Antithesis/Thesis Rewrite. Remember you must come to room 113 to turn it in.

2. Please read:

"Upon a Wasp..." page 62
"To my dear and loving..." page 57

Consider what makes these strong examples of Puritan poetry. Compare and contrast their uses of poetry devices.

Due Tuesday, 9/28

I know we were pressed for time at the end of class today, so hopefully this will help clarify your responsibilities:

1. Your Edwards Intro and Body paragraph are due tomorrow (Tuesday). Please take into account feedback on your history introductions and antithesis/thesis essay as you make changes tonight. Also, please visit the "Welcome to HAMLIT" page where you will find writing guides on the right hand side to help you with your revisions as well. Please take into account the information on "quotation incorporation" as you revise your essay. We will also discuss this in class. There is an introduction to MLA powerpoint there that I posted as well.

2. Your antithesis/thesis rewrites will be due on Wednesday. You will need to come to me before or after school in room 113 to turn in 1. your original paper 2. your rewritten paper and 3. a highlighted version of the "Musings" packet that identifies where to find information helping you to correct your errors.

3. Remember, your history rewrites are due tomorrow as well.

Due 9/27

Edwards Introduction and Body Paragraph


Using the format provided in Part I of your “Musings” packument, write an introduction and body paragraph on “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Make sure to pay careful attention to the question word guidance for the different steps of analysis.


Thesis: Edwards creates fear in the audience in order to ________________________.


POA: Edwards uses imagery, structure, and rhetoric.


Your body paragraph will focus on the discussion of his use of imagery. (Even if something is a simile, for example, we'll still discuss it under the category of imagery since it's the image that really counts here.)

Reminders:

 Limit your use of forms of “to be” especially passive and progressive.
 Maintain formal voice.
 Practice establishing context in your introduction along with relevant background information.

Be sure to provide a quotation from the text that will serve as your evidence (your "where" part of analysis.)

Due 9/22

Read "Wonders of the Invisible World"

Due Tuesday, 9/21

Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" from your textbook paying special attention to vivid and figurative language. Make sure to cross reference this with your knowledge from history.

Due Monday, 9/20

Be prepared for a Passive, Progressive, and Linking quiz.

Create a chart based on the Bradford/Smith readings that has the following:

One column focusing on details more unique to Bradford's work.
One column focusing on details more unique to Smith's work.
One column identifying what similiarites the two pieces had.

Under each column, you may with to consider such things as:

-Characterization of speaker, community members
-Values of community
-Lifestyle/living conditions
-Voyage
-Relationship with Native Americans
-Style of writing
-Purpose of writing
-Selection of details

This is just a start, so you can feel free to include other observations that I haven't mentioned. Try to aim for about 4-5 observations under each column.

Have a great weekend!

Due Friday, 9/17

Your first reading assignment is due on Friday:

Smith: "General History of Virginia" (42-47)
Bradford: "On Plymouth Plantation (50-54)

Compare and contrast the writing styles and content of these two authors. Also, be sure to think about your lecture on geographic determinism and what you know about the differences between the Northern and Southern colonies as you do your reading.