Choose the answer that most improves the underlined portion of the original sentence.

If the original sentence does not have an error, say so.The herd of zebras move across the plains of the Serengeti with speed and grace.(A) move(B) moves(C)moved(D)moving(E) was moving

There once was a Roman emperor, who, did nothing but sit around all day long and feed the pigeons.(A)emperor, who,(B) emperor, whom,(C)emperor, that,(D)emperor, which,(E)emperor who

Consider the following sentence: Who do you consider the best composer? 

Should it be who or whom? Figure it out by turning the sentence around and replacing the who or whom with he or him. If he is wrong, so is who. If him is wrong, so is whom. 

Do you consider him the best composer? OR Do you consider he the best composer? 

Since him is correct, use whom. Whom do you consider the best composer? 

Here’s another example: It was Corelli, you’ll find, who composed that piece. 

Turning the sentence around, which is correct? 

He composed that piece. Him composed that piece. 

Since he is correct, use who in the sentence. 

Evaluate how various features of The Narrative Life and The General History of Virginia give you the most complete picture of this historical period. In a brief essay, evaluate how various features of the texts bring the ideas and events of this period to life. Consider:

The themes of each selection Descriptive details, images and dialogue that

enhance meaning and advance the writer’s purpose What the writer’s personal feelings and ideas add to

your understanding or interest in the work

WRITING RESPONSE: DUE THE DATE OF YOUR TEST

Page 25In the 1700s, both Enlightenment ideals and Puritan values

contributed to the country’s thirst for independence.

IDEAS OF THE AGE

THE ENLIGHTENMENT

In the 1700s, there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe

Enlightenment thinkers had begun to question previously accepted truths about who should hold the power in government.

American Enlightenment

THE GREAT AWAKENING At the same time, many people began to worry

that Puritan values were being lost. Preachers such as Jonathan Edwards called for people to rededicate themselves to the original Puritan vision, and a new wave of religious enthusiasm began to rise. This movement, called the First Great Awakening, united colonists who were in other ways diverse. Across the colonies, people began to feel joined in the belief that a higher power was helping Americans set a new standard for an ethical life.

THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE GREAT AWAKENING

While the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening emphasized opposing aspects of human experience—reason and emotionalism, respectively—they had similar consequences.

Both caused people to question traditional authority, eventually leading colonists to break from Britain’s control and embrace democracy.

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THE PURITAN TRADITION

THE PURITAN TRADITIONPuritan Writers Believed writing should

be useful and clear Wrote histories,

sermons, scientific works, and

essays Delivered sermons

contrasting good and evil

Wrote poems with religious themes

SERMONS, WRITINGS, AND PURITAN POETRY

Sermons: on the dangers of sinful ways Jonathan Edwards

Chronicled the disturbing Salem witch trials

Most Puritan writers composed “plain” sermons, histories, and treatises, but poetry was the means of expression for others.

ANNE BRADSTREET

ANNE BRADSTREET The first notable American poet

Considering that Puritan women were not encouraged to improve their minds—let alone express their ideas—this achievement is remarkable.

Her religious faith helped her endure these hardships—as did writing poetry

Focused primarily on the realities of her life—her husband, her eight children, and her house.

Poems: Page 116-119

1703–1758

JONATHAN EDWARDS

JONATHAN EDWARDS Believed that religion should be rooted not

only in reason but also in emotion. He came to believe that such an intense

religious experience was an important step toward salvation.

Edwards’s sermons helped trigger the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept through New England from 1734 to 1750 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God