Text Assignment :

• Bay Psalm Book and New England Primer , pp. 411-413;
• Psalm 23, pp. 419-420; pp. 422-425
• Bradstreet, pp. 382-383, 390 ("Book"), 394-398
• Taylor , pp. 456-459, 467-469
• Native, pp. 21-24, 59-64, 62-69; browse in poetry, pp.

  65-104
• Rowlandson, pp. 425-456

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Program Four :

The following link is to an outline of the main ideas in Program Four. Use this interactive outline to guide you through the video. Print off a copy of this outline and add your own notes. Using this link requires a broadband connection and Windows media player 8 or higher.

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Journal # 2 :

Directions:

1. Using MS Word, write a discussion approximately 300 words in length ( no more than ONE typed page) on ONE of the following topics:

   • A. Analyze how a controlling metaphor shapes the meaning in one of Bradstreet's or one of Taylor 's poems.
   • B. Choose one episode from John Smith's history of Jamestown or from William Bradford's history of Plymouth Plantation, and rewrite it in the style of a Native American tale. (You do not need to incorporate quotes for this; do identify which Native tale you used as a model for your tale.)
   • C. Analyze why and how the suspenseful structure and vivid characters of Rowlandson's "Narrative" help it to read like an adventure story.
   • D. The Raven tales of the Tlingit people seem to begin in the middle of a story. This pattern for beginning a story is different from the beginnings of stories we're accustomed to. Explain other ways the Native American stories differ in form from stories you are used to reading.
2. Save your file as: [your last name]_journal2.doc (example: Riggin_journal2.doc)
3. Attach document to an email and email as directed below:

   Email instructions:

   Email to jriggin@nvcc.edu

   subject line should read:

   [your last name] Journal # 2

   Example: Riggin Journal # 2

Directions:

Grading Criteria:

This writing will earn thirteen (13) points when submitted, regardless of content or style. It will earn an additional seven- (7) points if it meets these criteria:

•  The central idea has been narrowed to a thesis that responds to one of the topics and that can be explained in some detail in approximately 300 words (one typed page).

•  The thesis is supported or illustrated by at least three brief quotations from the literary work(s) being discussed. (Quotes from the editor's introductory materials don't count!)

•  Your writing is virtually free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Review 'How To: Read, Watch, and Write About Literature'

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What To Study for Exam #1 :

In the TEXT introductions, the editors provide a very thorough background to your readings. In particular, you should study these topics for Exam #1.

•  Puritan writings, pp. 279-280

•  Four types of Native stories and their purposes, pp. 21-24

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