Preparation Guide for Unit 1 Exam

English III

Mr. Platt

Exam- 50 questions (multiple choice, true/ false and matching).  You may use your notes—but not your textbook—on the exam.

1. Know about the exploration of American
   1. Who did it
   2. Why did they do it
   3. How did the explorers view Native Americans
   4. Know what a historical narrative is
   5. Understand the perspectives of the authors of historical narratives
2. Know about Native American culture
   1. Be familiar with the literature we have read that is by and about native Americans (what were the titles, who wrote them, and what were the messages)
   2. Know who the speakers were in the works of Native American literature we studied
3. Specific works and their authors and perspectives
   1. Know what Christopher Columbus wrote, why he wrote it, and what his perspective was of the Native Americans
   2. Know who Alvar Nunex Cabeza deVaca was, what he wrote and why he wrote it.  Know what his perspective was of the New World and the Native Americans.
   3. Know who Robert de la Salle was, what he wrote and why he wrote it.  Know what his perspective was of the New World and the Native Americans.
   4. Know who John Smith was, what he wrote and why.  Know what Jamestown settlement was.
   5. Know who the Puritan settlers were, what their beliefs were and what they hoped to achieve in the New World.
   6. Understand the Doctrine of the Elect and Calvinist beliefs
   7. Know who William Bradford was, what he wrote and why.
   8. Know who Anne Bradstreet was, what she wrote and why she wrote it.
   9. Know who Mary Rowlandson was, what she wrote and why she wrote it.
   10. Know who Jonathan Edwards was, what he wrote and why he wrote it. Understand what genre of literature is work is considered to be.
   11. Know who James Fenimore Cooper was, what The Last of the Mohicans is and why we consider it important.  Know when it was written and why.  Understand how it is different from Rowlandson’s narrative.