Unit+I+Beginnings+to+1750

Dear Students and Parents:

Beginnings to 1750 is a huge unit which covers Native American Mythology, the first attempts at colonizing the Americas, and the early writings of the Puritans. Because this unit is so large, I decided to put up a few materials that would help the students study for their upcoming final examination. To help kids organize information from the historical introduction (pages 4 through 12), I have provided the below graphic organizer. We completed this assignment in class, but I though kids would like to take a look at it and make sure their notes are complete.



In addition to the reading, I have provided a power point for the kids to help them review and study for their exams:



The first thing we covered in Unit I was the Native American myths. Information for the four Native American tribes we studied can be found on page 14 of the textbook. We read "The Earth on Turtle's Back" by the Onondaga (page 16 through 18), "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" by the Modoc (pages 19 through 21), from //The Navajo Origin Legend// (page 22 through 23), and //from The Iriquois Constitution// (pages 24 through 26). Students were instructed to summarize and visually represent each myth in their folders as part of their daily grade. These notes and illustrations should come in handy. I also have a power point that discusses the difference between myths and legends, and also explains origin myths and cultural references found in Native American mythology:

In regard to the remainder of authors and the Puritan readings covered for Unit I, they are as follows:

Olaudah Equiano's //The Very Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano// (page 44) The class completed a web quest along with this reading. The links are older and towards the end of the document, students need to type into google the phrases of the information requested and will find the information.



John Smith's //A General History of Virginia (//page 72) William Bradford's //Of Plymouth Plantation// (page 78)

Activity:



Edward Taylor's beautiful poem "Huswifery" (page 100) Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband" (page 102)

Some literary terms that might be helpful in terms of the study of the above two poems:



Also:



We also read Jonathan Edward's brilliant sermon //Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God// (pages 106 through 112)

Activity:



This concludes Unit I's readings.