"Upon the Burning of Our House"

Good Morning!

*Please return to the library your copy of The Crucible asap.

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.  Book reviews are due Monday, November 17th.

*Before we leave the Puritan era of The Crucible, I would like us to read Anne Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House."
Before I pass out the poem, let's first look at some biographical information on Bradstreet which will give you more appreciation for the poet, the poem, and most important of all, for the socio-cultural context.
Anne Bradstreet

*Work with a partner in paraphrasing this poem.  Put into your own words the main thought of each stanza.  (Handout)

*Extra Credit opportunity -- Memorization of the first stanza.  

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #9 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday