8.4.4



Standard 8.4.4 Discuss daily life, including traditions in art, music, and literature, of early Nation. America (e.g., through writings by Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper).


 * * =Notes: The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow=
 * Washington Irving famous short story writer.
 * Known for the The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow.
 * The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow was loosly based on a true story.
 * The story was based on a soldier who had his head blown off by a canon ball.
 * Washington Irving changed the nearly decapitated head to a pumpkin head.
 * The two main characters in The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow are a woman dressed as the headless horseman and the man who wants to marry that woman. However, he doesn't know she is the ghost and that she wants to get rid of him. || * =Notes=
 * People that lived along the coast back then would eat f ish and whale blubber and sold them at the fish markets
 * People back then that didn't live near the ocean would grow crops of wheat,corn, tobacco, rice, and barely, or even apple trees. They would also raise cattle, pigs, chickens,
 * They would also go hunting to get meat
 * Parents back then thought their children should learn about Christianity, so they would teach their kids so they could read the bible and when they were able to read they would go to school and learn.
 * But the girls were able to read but they could not go to school or college
 * Children in the Southern Colonies were taught at home by their parents or private tutors. Then they would got to college but still the girls could not go to school.
 * Their textbooks back then were called hornbooks.
 * Farming in the 13 colonies was hard because it wasn't good for growing crops, especially near the ocean. The early and long-lasting winters were also a main problem for the New England farmers so they would mostly contribute fish for their families.
 * Farmers in the Middle Colonies had it a little easier they would grow wheat, barley, oats, rye, and corn. They were also called the "wheat basket" because they could easily grow so much food.
 * Farmers in the Southern Colonies they could grow many things but the most grown item was tobacco. They also grew items like indigo and rice.
 * The New England colonists were largely Puritans, who led very strict lives.
 * What you believed in depended on were you lived
 * The Middle colonists were a mixture of religions, including Quakers (led by William Penn), Catholics, Lutherans, Jews, and others.
 * The Southern colonists had a mixture of religions as well, including Baptists and Anglicans. ||
 * ===**Dates with specific references regarding all persons or parts of your standard** === || ===James Fenimore Cooper: Late 1700s-Early 1800 ===

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The Last of the Mohicans
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 * === Quotes by James Fenimore Cooper ===

“Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true”
=== “On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity.” === || ===Quotes by Washington Irving=== ===A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. === ===Acting provides the fulfillment of never === ===being fulfilled. You're never as good as === ===you'd like to be. So there's always === ===something to hope for. === || Born: September 15 1789, Burlington New Jersey Death: September 14 1851, Coopers Town New York age 61 Accomplishments : Novelist for Historical fiction. || = Washington Irving = Born: April 3 1783, New York Death: November 28 1859, Sunny Side New York Age: 76 Accomplishments: Short story writer, essayist, biographer, magazine editor, diplomat. Most famous short story "The Legend of The Sleepy Hollow"and "Rip Van Winkle." || Embedded Presentations, Websites || Here is a website that talks more about this standard [|http://www.soqueldo.santacruz.k12.ca] [|.us/Standards/EighthGradeStandards.html] || Title: Images: Information: etc... || //Cool Text: Logo and Graphics Generator//. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. < [] >. [|http://www.google.com/imghp?] [|http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors] [|/w/washington][|_irving.html] [|hl=en&tab=wi&safe=on] [|http://thinkexist.com/quotes/james_fenimore] [|_cooper/] [|http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/COOPER/] [|cooperbiography.html] [|http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/] [|ushistory/13colonieslife.htm] ||
 * = James Fenimore Cooper =
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 * # What did James Fenimore Cooper accomplish?
 * 1) What did Washington Irving achieve?
 * 2) When did James Fenimore Cooper pass away?
 * 3) What was James Fenimore's job?
 * 4) How old was Washington Irving when he died? ||   ||
 * A creative project that your team created: Movie, song, animation, sketch, game, etc. ||  ||
 * Your names and period # || Spencer Gomez, Tony C. Period 8-2 ||

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