Day/Date: Wednesday (A) 9-16-15 and Thursday (B) 9-17-15
Block:
ALL
1AB
2A
3A
5AB
Was there any work due today that had been assigned previously?
If yes, what was it?
No
Yes
Overall Unit Title: Puritans
Specific Topic: Bradstreet/Fight Club Debate
Learning Goal: 1) To better understand the Puritan mindset; 2) To practice attentive listening; 3) To practice consideration of
others’ opinions and incorporating them into our thought process before offering up our own opinions.
Was there an Opener today?
No
Yes
If yes, copy and then answer the following question on your Opener/Closer sheet:
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Class Activity Details If you see a poem, story, excerpt, etc. listed in the activities below, and you do not have a
textbook for whatever reason, ALWAYS do a search on the internet to see if it appears there. Almost everything we study in this
class appears somewhere on the internet.
Debate about:
 Round 1-Using what you know already based on our discussion of Anne Bradstreet, Plaine Style, the Puritans, and
Bradstreet’s poetry, discuss the idea of Bradstreet as a “model” Puritan woman.
 Round 2-Read Bradstreet’s poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (pg. 116). Does this poem change your
opinion about Bradstreet as a “model” Puritan woman?
 Round 3-Read the Fight Club excerpt. (You have to obtain this from Ms. Solomon.) Do you think Anne Bradstreet
would agree with Tyler’s last comment in the excerpt: “The things you own end up owning you”? Really think
about her feelings after her house and belongings burned down.
 Round 4-Consider this: In that same fire that burned down her house, table, chest, etc., Bradstreet also lost 800+
books. What kinds of questions does this new information raise as they pertain to Bradstreet being a “model” Puritan
woman?
 Round 5-Read “Prologue”, by Bradstreet. (You have to obtain this from Ms. Solomon.) Do the opinions she
expresses in this poem change or reinforce your opinion of her as a “model” Puritan woman? Explain.
If you were absent during the debate, or if you didn’t speak during the debate, or if you would like to raise your existing
debate score (but not above 100), you should write one paragraph each addressing the above 5 “rounds”. Each of these 5
paragraphs should be an actual paragraph—this is a MINIMUM of 3 to 5 sentences each. Any paragraph containing fewer
than 3 sentences minimum will not be considered as part of this essay and will result in a lower score. You should also
include an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph. (You are writing an essay, after all.) It needs to be typed,
double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt, black ink. Handwritten essays will not be accepted. (There are computers in the
library that you can use for free, you can print for free, you can use them before school, you can use them after school, you can
use them during lunch, and you can use them anytime a teacher lets you.)
If you were absent on this day, tutorials are necessary / recommended / unnecessary
for any of the above class activities.
Is there any material (besides a copy of these class minutes) waiting for me in the Absent
Folder? No Yes
Was there a Closer today?
No
Yes
If yes, copy and then answer the following question on your Opener/Closer sheet:
Were there any assessments assigned/deadlines established today?
If yes, refer to the information in the table on the next page.
No
Yes
Weight
All
standards
listed are
minor
grades
Competencies Assessed
Supporting Standard #222-Synthesizing Information: Differentiate
between theories and the evidence that supports them, and determine
whether the evidence found is weak or strong and how that evidence
helps create a cogent argument
Supporting Standard #225-Organizing and Presenting Ideas: Provide an
analysis that supports and develops personal opinions, as opposed to
simply restating existing information
Supporting Standard #227-Organizing and Presenting Ideas: Develop
an argument that incorporates the complexities of and discrepancies in
information from multiple sources and perspectives while anticipating
and refuting counter-arguments.
Supporting Standard #231-Listening: Listen responsively to a speaker
by framing inquires that reflect an understanding of the content and by
identifying the positions take and the evidence in support of those
positions.
Assessment
Name
Bradstreet/Fig
ht Club Debate
Due Date
9-17-15 for debate
9-21-15 for essay (see
Class Activity #2 above)