#4 REGULAR: The Revolution!

1. CLICK HERE to answer the following:
List at least three documents from this page with which you are already familiar.

2. CLICK HERE to select a record type of your choice (click on a photo of a person). Select any document. Pull up the original and try to transcribe the first sentence. Write the name of your document, the date, and the first sentence.

3. CLICK HERE . Pick a song and write the title. Explain its message. How does it relate to the Revolution?

4. CLICK HERE to learn about Patrick Henry's famous speech. What is the phrase commonly known from this speech? What was the occasion for his speech? What was Henry trying to convince his audience to do?

5. CLICK HERE to learn about winter at Valley Forge. What happened there? What were the living conditions like?

6. CLICK HERE to learn about The Crisis by Thomas Paine. What was The Crisis? What was its purpose? What did George Washington order to be done with it?

7. CLICK HERE to read about the risk that the signers of the Declaration of Independence took. What specifically could have happened to them for signing? What were their main complaints found in the Declaration?

8. CLICK HERE to read about Benjamin Franklin. Scroll down to the section at the bottom of the page titled "The Constitution". What did Franklin do to try to persuade delegates to sign the Constitution? (look in the third paragraph of this section). Skim the rest of the page and write down three other important things that Franklin accomplished.

#2 Regular: Edgar Allan Poe

1. Click here to look at images from the story "The Masque of the Red Death".
a. Describe what you see.
b. Based on the images, what do you think the story will be about?

2. Google each word to get the definition. Write the definitions.
a. pestilence
b. dissolution
c. dauntless
d. hale
e. ingress
f. egress
g. contagion

3. Based on the words listed above, what do you expect from the story itself?

4. Have you read any Edgar Allan Poe stories or poems? Name them and/or describe what they were about.

5. Go here and read about the theories regarding E.A. Poe's death.
a. Which theory seems most plausible (possible, believable) to you? Why?
b. Which theory seems most implausible (unbelievable, probably not true) to you? Why?

PURITANS- Titak's Class

Assignment Directions: Title a piece of lined paper Puritans: Blog Assignment #1. For each section, write the title of the section and number your responses.

Part A: Puritan Plain Style

Directions: Click here to get the definition for Puritan Plain Style. Use the website to answer #1-4 below. 
1. Write the definition of Puritan Plain Style.
2. Why was this writing style favored by Puritans?
3, 4. Read about the two poems described on the website. Write the name, author, and a fact about each poem from what you just read.
5. Infer: Why do you think Puritans wrote poetry? Make an inference based on what you know about Puritans as well as your thoughts on humans, words, and art.

Part B: William Bradford

Directions: Click here  to read about William Bradford. Use the website to answer the questions below. 

1-4. Using the first paragraph, list four important accomplishments that William Bradford made.
5. Where did William Bradford live after moving away from England, but before moving to Plymouth Colony?
6. What was the name of the "first new world social contract"?
7. Who signed the contract mentioned in question 6?
8. Infer: What expectations do you think were mentioned in the document from question 6? Think of at least two.

Part C: Videos

1-5. Put headphones on and watch this video about Puritan myths (incorrect stories). What are the five myths about Puritans discussed in the video?

6. Speculate: What motivations might cause an individual to choose to make the voyage to America as part of the Puritan migration? Think of at least three life factors, personality traits, or goals.

Part D: Plymouth Theme Park

Directions: Click here and scroll halfway down the page to click the button "view the slide show now" to view a slide show of a modern version of Plymouth Plantation.

1. Describe five items that you saw on the slide show.
2. Name two people that you saw on the slide show.
3. Describe three activities that you saw on the slide show.

4. Speculate: Do you think the Plimoth Plantation Visitor's Center would be a good place to get historically accurate information about the Puritans? Explain why or why not.

HONORS Blog Assignment #1 2018-19: Puritans and Native Americans

DIRECTIONS:
Title a piece of lined paper "Artwork Analysis-Native American/Puritan Relationships"

• Go to google.com and type Puritans and Native Americans into the search box. 
• Click on the word images underneath the search box. You will see hundreds of images. Do NOT use the image from the English 3 blog. 
• Look through several images and choose the image that YOU think best portrays the relationship between Native Americans and Puritans. 
• Click on the image you chose and select visit page. 
• Print your image and attach it to your lined paper for this assignment. 
• Answer the questions below on lined paper. 

1. Identify: What is the source (website title and address) of your image? (Also include the name of the artist if it is available.)

2. Explain: Why did you choose this image as the best portrayal of the relationship between Native Americans and Puritans? Point out at least three details from the image that stand out to you.

3. Background: Where did you get your prior knowledge about the Native American/Puritan relationship? (movies, books, teachers, online, etc.)
4. Infer: What do YOU think the artist of the image you chose would say about Puritan/Native American relations? Use details from the image to explain your inference. 

The Iroquois Constitution

Assignment Directions: Title a piece of lined paper "Blog Assignment #1: Iroquois Constitution." For each section, write the title of the section and number your responses.

PART A: Vocab 

1. Look up confederation on dictionary.com. Write the definition.
2. Infer: Why do YOU think separate groups of Native Americans sometimes came together to form confederations?
3. Click here for the definition of confederacy. Write the definition. (Keep in mind that, often, when we say Confederacy with a capital C, we are referring to the southern part of the USA during the Civil War; however, many other groups have also formed confederacies.) 
4. Click here to get the definition for constitution. Write it down. (Keep in mind that many groups have constitutions. Here in the United States, we refer to our own as THE Constitution.)

PART B: Maps

Directions: Use the maps below or search for additional maps online. Restate the questions in your responses.
1. Where was the Iroquois Confederation located?
2. Why do you think this was an important area for Native Americans as well as European Colonists?
3. Which group named on the second map below came up with the origin myth "The Earth on Turtle's Back," which we read in class? 

Part C: Dekanawidah and the Iroquois Constitution

Click here to read a story about Dekanawidah (you will find his name spelled in several different ways).

Directions: Answer these questions using the article linked above. Restate the questions in your responses.

1. Around what time period did Dekanawidah help create the Iroquois Confederacy? 

2. What was unique about Dekanawidah's birth? 

3. What happened during Dekanawidah's childhood, according to legend? 

4. What personal issue did Dekanawidah face that held him back from expressing his ideas? 

5. How did Hiawatha help Dekanawidah?  

6. How did the Iroquois Confederacy play a role in building the United States government? 

7. Name three archetypes found in the Dekanawidah story and explain what makes them archetypes.

#8: Of Mice and Men (Blog #8)

About the Author: John Steinbeck

Click here to read about the author and answer the following questions.

1. When and where was the author born?
2. What kinds of problems and topics did the author write about?
3. In what year was Of Mice and Men first published?

Characters

4. Go to this page and use the drawing to write down a brief description for each character.
   a. George
   b. Lennie
   c. Candy
   d. Slim
   e. Crooks
   f. Curley
   g. Curley's wife
   h. The Boss

Slide Show

5. Go here to view the slide show.
    a. Go to slide 9. List three important details about George.
    b. Go to slide 10. List three important details about Lennie.
    c. Go to slide 14. What is one topic to look for in the novel? Briefly explain it.

Major Topics

6. Click here and read the list of major topics (they call them themes) in the novel. Choose one of these topics and explain what it means to you. 

#7 The Great Gatsby Historical Context (Blog #7)

The Jazz Age

1. What time period in history is referred to as The Jazz Age? Click here for help

2. Who came up with the name "The Jazz Age"? Click here for help

3. List some activities associated with The Jazz Age. Click here for help

4. List some key people and events from The Jazz Age Click here for help

5. Why did jazz music become so popular during this time? Click here for help (scroll down and skim the whole article). 

6. Read the lyrics from this Jazz Age song. What attitudes and ideas are expressed in the lyrics? Click for song lyrics

About the Author

1. What is his full name? click here for help
2. List his birth and death years. Click here for help

3. List some places that he lived. Click here for help

4. How does F. Scott Fitzgerald's life contain elements of "The American Dream"? Click here for help

5. Describe the complications surrounding Zelda and F. Scott's marriage. Click here for help

6. What did Zelda Fitzgerald end up doing near the end of her life? Click here for help

Book Preview

1. Who narrates most of the novel? Click here 
2. List some of the narrator's traits. Click here
3. Where and when does the novel take place? Click here
4. List five major topics that are explored in the novel. Click here
5. Look at the map of East Egg and West Egg. What places and things are labeled on this map? click here