They All Played a Part .

In 1620 the Pilgrims came to America on a ship called the Mayflower. To make a successful colony, everyone has a part. This week investigate the players in the Mayflower adventure and write a reflection about their contributions to the voyage and/or the colony. Pick one :

1. William Bradford

2. William Brewster

3 Myles Standish

4. John Alden/Priscilla Mullens

5. Squanto

6. the Wampanoag tribe

7. Chief Massasoit

Journals of Discovery

The second blog entry is about the journals we will be studying this week. We will be reading parts of the journals of early explorers and settlers. We will be discovering the influence of bias on primary sources. Your choices for posting this week include the following:
1. Reflect on one of the journals we have read, focusing on one of the following areas:
    a. Bias
    b. Relationship to the Native Americans
    c. Hardships
    d. Misconceptions and mistakes
2. Research one of the voyages and reflect on the trip to the New World.
3. Research the life of one of the authors and reflect on what happened after the journey and discovery or colonization.
4. Read more of one of the journals online and post a reflection on it.
5. Post a picture relating to one of the journeys and reflect on the picture's accuracy and message.

If you have an alternate direction you would like to explore about the journals, please ask.

Native American Culture Blog

This week you are to post about Native American culture. Here are a few suggestions to help you think of what to post:

You can reflect on any of the myths, stories, or videos we have read or
seen.

You can find an article on the internet about how modern Native Americans
still revere their root culture. Provide a link to the article and post a
reflection about it.

You can create a trickster story using the cultural elements of a tribe
and post it on your site.

You can create a piece of graphic art showing Native American culture and
explain your artwork in a reflection.


If you have an idea other than the above suggestions, go for it, but you may NOT make fun of or degrade Native American culture in any way! Your post is worth 30 points.

 

Welcome to Blogging

Welcome to the Honors American Literature class blog. You must check this blog each week to find the instructions for your blogs. You will get points each time you post on your blog or comment on a classmate's blog. You must post once a week about the material we cover in that week. I will give instructions or suggestions here to help you find something to write about.

The first assignment is to connect to this blog and become a follower. Then you must email your blog address to me so I can follow your blog and connect you to everyone else. The sooner you establish a blog, the sooner you will get blog points. Remember for security reasons not to use your full name in your address or blog title.

Get busy setting up your blog. If you have questions, watch the videos on the dashboard page or ask me in class.
Happy Blogging!