Befaithfulinsmallthingsbecauseitisinthemthatyourstrengthlies.
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UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpected
·tolearnthephilosophyandinfluenceofAmericanpuritanism,
·toknowNathanielHawthorneandhisreferencestoAmerica’spuritanpastinhisnew-England-settingworks,
·tounderstandthethemeoffaithandotherminorthemesinthegivenselections,
·tolearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsfromtheunit, and
·toimproveEnglishlanguageskills, communicationskillsandcriticalthinking.
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Thisprintfrom1884showsaPuritanhusbandandwifewalkingthroughsnowontheirwaytochurch.
IsthishowyoupicturethePuritansofNewEnglandwhenyouhearaboutthem? WhatfeaturesofthisdrawingfitwiththeideasaboutthePuritansyouhaveheardorreadabout?
Haveyoueverheardanyonecriticizesomeoneorsomethingas “toopuritanical”? Whatdotheymean? DoyouthinktheactualPuritansofNewEnglandwere“toopuritanical”? WherehaveyourownideasaboutthePuritanscomefrom?
HowdidPuritanismrelatetoliterature? WhoaretheprominentPuritanwriters?
, inthe16thand17thcent., isamovementforreformintheChurchofEnglandthathadaprofoundinfluenceonthesocial, political, ethical, .
, ontheInternetorinthelibrary, informationaboutNathanielHawthorneandhisworks.Getreadyfora5-minutepresentationabouthimandthehistoricalcontextofYoungGoodmanBrownintheclass.
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