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Transcript: Q:Quote 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. Witchcraft 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. A:Assertion 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. P:Puritan Culture Quote:" please Mary! she is spreading her wings" (Miller). 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. Quote: "influenced by colonist theology, which believed in a just almighty god" (google). Quote: I just came from the farm, the whole country's talking witch craft! they'll be calling us witches" (Miller). Yellow bird 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). V:Visions Quote: " think of a subject and take it from a very broad meaning to more of a specific meaning" (notes). I:Indians Quote:" the study of family ancestries and histories" (dictionary.com). 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. Quote: "American writer, poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poe is most famous for his horror and mystery literature pieces" (biography.com). 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. H:How to write an intro Quote: "a narrative essay is a story written about a personal experience" (google). Quote: "Americas first great best selling author" (notes). 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: 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. Quote: " a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief" (google). 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. Quote:" Abigail feared witch craft severely so she acted like she was being targeted by the devil and blamed everyone else everyone else"( notes). E:Edgar Allan Poe Quote: "straight Gothic fiction was about love, sexuality, and reason" (notes). 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. Zealous C:Composing an essay Quote: " puritans and native americans had a culture conflict relation because of there difference in religion" (puritans and Quakers.com) 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. 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. O:Old South Quote: " i want the light of god, i want the sweet love of Jesus, i saw the devil" (crucible). Quote: " Like to be passionate about something to the point of harm" (Mr. Darters email he sent me when i asked for help). Quote: " using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and to make an impact" (literary device.com). Xenophobia F:Figurative Language T:The Cask of Amontillado Quote: "the plot of Gothic lit novels typically involve people, as well as ghosts or paranormal phenomena" (classic lit.about.com) Quote: " intro paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph, make an outline first" (notes). 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: 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. N:Narrative Writing Quote: "state of feeling excited or anxious about what might happen" (google). Quote: " can you speak one minute without we land in hell again? i am sick of hell" (Miller). J:John Proctor Explanation: