development of democracy 14.7The New Englanders keeping"urity of Puritanism during the early,difficult days of settlement.But when the Indians wer no longer a danger,the dark forests had become farmland.and more comfortable settlements had grown up,Puritan strictness began to relax.The change was very slow and was not easily recognized by new englanders at the time 14.8 The anic in the 1690s town of Salem,Ma ssachusett: young girls and lonely old wome wereamested and putos withes.number of these people were puttodeath for“selling their souls”to the Devil (2)The "Salem witch trials"showed the psychological environment of the time and the Puritans,strange beliefs:to many Puritans of the time,witchcraft and other fo ere an al (1)Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) -the first real New England poet -Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America(1650):containing the first New World and his poetry written during the last years of the Puritan theocracy;some of the finest poetry written in Colonial America -Taylor hoped for a'“rebirth"of the“Puritan Way” 1.4.10 Sudden s xplosions of religious emotion throughout American history. even in the 20th century 1.4.11.The Puritans admired science as the study of God's material creation (1)Edwards developed this idea further-He said that there was a close relation between knowledge of the physical world and knowledge of the spiritual world. (2)This idea created a bridge between the old:strict Puritan society and the which came later with its s entific s study of the world. New England histories;Puritanism 3.问题与应用 What are the main ideas of Puritan thought in colonial america? (三)思考与实践 How does Puritanisr help shape the American Value today? (四)教学方法与手 1,教学方法：课堂讲授与讨论相结合 2.教学手段：多媒体课件 Part II The Enlightenment and Revolutionary Period (一)目的与要求 1,讲解早期英国民族迁徙和族裔构成对美国文学的影响，培养学生的全局思维 和观察能力： 5 development of democracy 1.4.7 The New Englanders were quite successful at keeping the absolute “purity” of Puritanism during the early, difficult days of settlement. But when the Indians were no longer a danger, the dark forests had become farmland, and more comfortable settlements had grown up, Puritan strictness began to relax. The change was very slow and was not easily recognized by New Englanders at the time. 1.4.8 The great witchcraft panic in the 1690s (1) In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, young girls and lonely old women were arrested and put on trial as witches. A number of these people were put to death for “selling their souls” to the Devil. (2) The “Salem witch trials” showed the psychological environment of the time and the Puritans, strange beliefs: to many Puritans of the time, witchcraft and other forms of evil were an absolutely real part of everyday life. 1.4.9 Religious themes of the poems of the earliest Puritans (1) Anne Bradstreet (1612-l672) -the first real New England poet -Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America (1650) : containing the first New World poems published in England. (2) Edward Taylor (1645-1729) - his poetry written during the last years of the Puritan theocracy; some of the finest poetry written in Colonial America -Taylor hoped for a “rebirth” of the “Puritan Way”. 1.4.10 Sudden explosions of religious emotion throughout American history, even in the 20th century 1.4.11. The Puritans admired science as the study of God's material creation”. (1) Edwards developed this idea further-He said that there was a close relation between knowledge of the physical world and knowledge of the spiritual world. (2) This idea created a bridge between the old: strict Puritan society and the new, freer culture which came later, with its scientific study of the world. 2. 基本概念和知识点 New England histories; Puritanism 3. 问题与应用 What are the main ideas of Puritan thought in colonial America? （三）思考与实践 How does Puritanism help shape the American Value today? （四）教学方法与手段 1. 教学方法：课堂讲授与讨论相结合 2. 教学手段：多媒体课件 Part II The Enlightenment and Revolutionary Period （一） 目的与要求 1. 讲解早期英国民族迁徙和族裔构成对美国文学的影响，培养学生的全局思维 和观察能力；