Eighth Grade on The Great Awakening

We have turned in the questions on the Thirteen Colonies (what colonies make up New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies, and their commonalities) and have moved on to the First Great Awakening.

We went over a little background today on this Christian revival and the changes it brought to the colonies—changes that were not just religious, but also political.

Together in class, we looked at an excerpt from 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' by Jonathan Edwards and made note of the sensory images he uses, the emotions he is trying to evoke in his hearers, and the Christian religious beliefs he is connecting those images to. We are using the excerpt and the worksheet found at this page. We did several in class together, you need to find another five (at least!) at home, and turn it in tomorrow.

For those curious to read the rest of this famous sermon, you can find it here.