American Literature 245 J. Roth

READING LIST--First third

(Please remember submission requirements for journal entries.)

INTRODUCTION: American Literature 245 Starter Kit Information

Chunk #1:Cabeza de Vaca 17-26; John Smith 32-45

Journal #1: Please contrast Cabeza de Vaca and John Smith’s views of the New World. What different assumptions about the New World might an unfamiliar reader make from each man’s description?

Chunk #2:; William Bradford 45-60; Thomas Morton 60-67

Chunk #3: Anne Bradstreet 82-84; Meditations 101-104; Mary Rowlandson 117-128

Journal #2: Please write a page explaining the attack on Lancaster and the capture of Rowlandson and others from the Native Americans’ (Wampanoags’) point of view.

Chunk #4: Rowlandson 129-140

Chunk #5: Samuel Sewall 140-151

Journal #3: After reading his journal, please write a brief description of Sewall’s lifestyle. What do you think a typical day for him was like? You might organize your journal entry according to morning, afternoon, and evening.

Chunk #6: Jonathan Edwards 222-224; Personal . . . 240-249; Skim Sinners . . . 230-240

Journal #4: Please describe Edwards’ method for perfecting himself. What process does he use? How well does it work?

Chunk #7: John Woolman 257-271

Journal #5: Woolman is a devout Quaker (Friend). Contrast his beliefs with what we know of Puritan beliefs.

Chunk #8: Benjamin Franklin 293-295, 316-319, Letters 337, 343, 344, Speech . . . 346

Chunk #9: Thomas Paine 347-349; Browse 349-363; Read 363-369

Journal #6: Please show how Paine was a deist by first briefly defining deism and then by citing at least two examples of deistic belief in his writing.

Chunk #10: Thomas Jefferson 393-397; The Federalist 429, 432-437

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