ELAALRL 3

ELAALRL3 the student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.

Students can take information theyv'e learned about people inthe past, such as the Puritans or Rationalists and see how theyr'e lives are affected by past beliefs.

Unit 1- Native American and Colonial Periods

Translated by Chief Yellow Lark- 1887


Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds
Whose breath gives life to the world, hear me
I come to you as one of your many children
I am small and weak
I need your strength and wisdom

May I walk in beauty
Make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
And my ears sharp to your voice.
Make me wise so that I may know the things you have taught your children.

The lessons you have written in every leaf and rock
Make me strong-- -- -- --!
Not to be superior to my brothers, but to fight my greatest enemy…myself

Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes,
So that when life fades as the fading sunset,
May my spirit come to you without shame.


I really enjoyed reading this prayer, it's being recited by a person talking to their Holy Spirit or some sort of God. The person is asking their creator to give them the gifts of the earth and teach them the right path to follow, so that one day when they are leaving the earth, they will be able to join their creator with no faults or impurities.

Native Americans vs. Puritans

In the Native American prayer, they are thanking their God for what they have given them and they are asking them to protect them and help them better understand the world. In the Puritan sermon, he is telling the crowd that God is angry with them, and there is no way to earn his good graces back. He’s saying that they should be lucky that God hasn’t turned his wrath on them and dropped their weak bodies into the fiery pits of hell. The Native American and Puritan cultures would definitely clash. The Puritans would probably offend the Natives by telling them that their views are right, and God is going to send them to hell.



Puritans vs. Rationalists


Puritans and Rationalists had two different beliefs. The puritans believed in a vengeful God who could drop you into the fiery pits of hell whenever he so chooses. They said that everyone was born a sinner Jesus didn't die for everyone, and God only saved a certain few. Puritans had ministers who would interpret the word of God how they wanted to, they often reminded sinners how they thought there was no way to earn God's grace. Jonathan Edwards was a famous Puritan minister who told the people of the church that their wickedness would make them heavy and they are lucky that they have awakened this morning to find they are still on earth and God hadn't sent his unbearable wrath on them in the night. Rationalists believed that God created the earth and all its wonders, but left many things unexplained. They said that everyone was given a natural law, and it was up to them how to use it. They also wanted explanations for things that happened and believed God would want them to create more with what he had already given them, much like the Native Americans, they believed there were not scorned all the time, but given gifts to which they could make good of.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

The way Benjamin Franklin tried to reach moral perfection is a good example of how he’s a rationalist. Puritans would never try to reach a moral perfection, because they thought there was no way to earn god’s grace or improve your self. They said everyone was a sinner and god only picked a few to come to heaven. Benjamin Franklin and the rationalists, on the other hand, toyed with the idea of perfecting your self and climbing up the karma ladder to be closer to God and his good graces.


1. SINCERITY- to think of other people’s feelings before I tell them how I feel
2. PROMPT- try to be on time to every appointment or activity
3. TIDY- clean my room and be more organized
4. FAMILY- try to spend more time with my family when I can
5. HEALTH- work out more and not eat so much junk food
6. EMPLOYMENT- find a job
7. MONEY WISE- save more money, spend only on necessities
8. INDEPENDENT- think about college and saving money to move out
9. BE THANKFUL- for what I’ve been fortunate to have
10. OPEN- not so conservative, have fun
11. FRIENDLY- be more friendly and nice to people
12. GO GREEN- carpool more, don’t litter or let others throw trash out the window
13. DEPENDABLE- if I say I’m going to do something, I need to do it

I think if I completed these tasks daily, that I would feel better about myself and have a happier day, but I don’t think I need a list of nice things to reach moral perfection. I believe that to achieve that complete perfection, all you have to do is give yourself over to God, and ask him to help and forgive you for your wrong doings. You don't have to have a schedule of "good deeds" just so you can feel good about yourself.

ELAALRL1

ELAALRL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.

Students are going to summarize or try to understand the meanings of different works by identifying all the elements of literature in a passage. After understanding, you need to provide examples or "evidence" that the elements are there are you know what they mean.