William Bradford : the pen &
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| 2. Memory & History Classroom activity : Each student should list four significant activities that took place in the classroom on the previous day. The teacher should then list the chosen activities on the board. Classroom discussion questions : Does everyone in the class agree about what were the four most memorable activities of the class? Why did different students choose different activities? Is there any disagreement about what actually happened on the previous day? Do the details of everyone’s memory agree? If your 4 memorable activities were going to be recorded and then read by a descendant 400 years later, would you choose the same 4 activities to be remembered by? What is memory? What triggers our memories? Are memories trustworthy? Why are memories important? Activity continued : Link to www.pilgrimhall.org/1stthanks.htm Read two accounts of the autumn of 1621. The first, is William Bradford’s memory of the autumn of 1621 as written in his journal 20 years later. The second is Edward Winslow’s account of the autumn of 1621 written within weeks of the actual events. Answer these two questions : In what way do the two accounts differ? What reasons could there be for the two accounts differing so significantly? Writing assignment : Write a single unified description of the events of the autumn of 1621, combining the two 17th century accounts. Proceed to Writing in the "Plain Style" or click HERE to return to the introductory page of William Bradford : the pen & the person. |