E:Edgar Allan Poe
A:Assertion
C:Composing an essay
B:Birth
F:Figurative Language
D:Death and Destruction in the Crucible
Quote: " a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief" (google).
Quote: " childbirth, male or female god or goddess giving birth to children" (notes).
Quote: " using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and to make an impact" (literary device.com).
Quote: "American writer, poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poe is most famous for his horror and mystery literature pieces" (biography.com).
Quote: " intro paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph, make an outline first" (notes).
Quote: " a crucible is the pot that witches use to make their spells and do their bad things in. And today we use it to destroy and refine things" (notes).
Explanation: It is the main topic sentence to a paragraph. It will be thoroughly explained throughout the rest of that paragraph in what you say about it and what evidence you provide with it
Explanation: It is usually the birth of a a child, world, era, etc. It all has a beginning and it comes from a change, divine being, or mother and father.
Explanation: It turns a regular sentence into something that has a deeper more meaningful meaning. It is meant to catch the readers attention and make them think deeper about what was just said.
Explanation: Death is a huge part to the crucible. a lot of the towns people get accused of witch craft and almost always got executed. it was an easy way to get back at someone.
Explanation: he was a very influential that brought along a of things that people love today. His books are what started an age of horror and suspense that we all love today.
Explanation: you start off with the prompt and think of other sub topics to go with it. make a good outline and get all of your evidence laid out. its easier to do it that way then starting with nothing.
L:Literature
J:John Proctor
K:Killing by Hanging
I:Indians
H:How to write an intro
G:Genealogy
Quote: " can you speak one minute without we land in hell again? i am sick of hell" (Miller).
Quote: " he refuses to confess and goes to his hanging a free man" (schmoop.com)
Quote: "the plot of Gothic lit novels typically involve people, as well as ghosts or paranormal phenomena" (classic lit.about.com)
Quote:" the study of family ancestries and histories" (dictionary.com).
Quote: " puritans and native americans had a culture conflict relation because of there difference in religion" (puritans and Quakers.com)
Quote: " think of a subject and take it from a very broad meaning to more of a specific meaning" (notes).
Explanation: there's a long timeline and tree of the different types of books in Gothic literature. It has been continued through society today and is still very appreciated and studied.
Explanation: hanging was the way of choice for punishment in this period of time. The salem witch trials was the main reason so many were killed in the crucible. It was all because of a bunch of lying also.
Explanation: he was a man with a wife named Elizabeth. He had an affair with Abigail and he didn't really trust god. he does near the end though when he faces his cries
Explanation: they were good spiritual people who shared their things and offered peace and the puritans just thought of them as savages and took advantage of them and what they had to offer.
Explanation: You have to think of a good topic sentence or way to start it off. Make your thesis statement and briefly say what you'll be talking about in each paragraph.
Explanation: It has many elements that almost all Gothic lit books have.They are usually scary and suspenseful and books that you don't want to put down. They involve tragedy, death, horror, etc.
Q:Quote
M:Mary Rowlandson
P:Puritan Culture
O:Old South
R:Romanticism
N:Narrative Writing
Quote: "Americas first great best selling author" (notes).
Quote: "influenced by colonist theology, which believed in a just almighty god" (google).
Quote: "repeat or copy out, typically with and indication that one is not the original author" (google).
Quote: "a narrative essay is a story written about a personal experience" (google).
Quote: "movement in arts and literature that emphasize inspiration, subjectivity, and primacy of the individual" (google).
Quote: " a period between the 1790s and 1860s when gradually southerns developed a feeling that they were higher than the rest of America" (google).
Explanation: she was a very successful early American author. she was also captured by indians and she wrote a successful novel about it. she represented them a Savage people.
Explanation: In just about every type of writing we use quotes. it shows the original speaker or author of a specific thing the narrator said. without quotes the world of writing is all plagiarism
Explanation: They started condoning slavery while the rest of America was mostly civilized. They brought out a lot of bad in people and it spread high and far and we were seen as a racist country.
Explanation: Any type of writing that explains a personal experience of yours. telling about your life and what you've overcome or just a small specific event.
Explanation: this era put a lot of feelings and deep meaning into our world. It was a good way to get away from the horror of the world.
Explanation: puritans were some of the first settlers to come to America. They brought their beliefs, culture, traditions, and all. but they weren't the best of people because they believed they were better than the indians.
V:Visions
U:Uniquely Southern
Witchcraft
S:Suspense
T:The Cask of Amontillado
Xenophobia
Quote: "straight Gothic fiction was about love, sexuality, and reason" (notes).
Quote: I just came from the farm, the whole country's talking witch craft! they'll be calling us witches" (Miller).
Quote: " i want the light of god, i want the sweet love of Jesus, i saw the devil" (crucible).
Quote: "state of feeling excited or anxious about what might happen" (google).
Quote: "Montressor seeks revenge against Fortunado. who insulted him. he buries him alive" (study.com).
Quote:" Abigail feared witch craft severely so she acted like she was being targeted by the devil and blamed everyone else everyone else"( notes).
Explanation: It was a time in the 1800s where southerners were seen as unique because they acted different than the rest of the united states. They believed they were better than everyone
Explanation: The visions that Mary has are just something shes doing to get attention because shes so caught up with the girls and what they are doing. She thinks shes actually experiencing what shes pretending.
Explanation: This was the what so many got accused of in this period of time. If you wanted someone dead or to get in trouble, you would accuse them of witch craft and they would most likely get sentenced to death for it.
Explanation: she feared that she would be tried for witch craft so she played out a whole thing where she was being told what do by the devil. it kept her on the good side of the court.
Explanation: suspense is one of the best and worst feelings. its the part of the movie that is scary to watch but you also don't want to look away. it is seen in many forms of entertainment.
Explanation: This was one of the best of the many great pieces that Poe wrote. It is a very sick, twisted story and it showed how crazy a person you could create. It is a very successful story.
Zealous
Yellow bird
Quote: " Like to be passionate about something to the point of harm" (Mr. Darters email he sent me when i asked for help).
Quote:" please Mary! she is spreading her wings" (Miller).
ABC Book Final
Explanation: It is a hallucination that Abigail appears to see. she cries and trembles in fear from the sight of it.
Explanation: Reverend Hale was very passionate about his work and he knew what he was doing. He would banish a witch if he saw one but he also knew who to protect.
By Colton Kimbley