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Today we are going to review vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz and give you some time to work on the blog below.

 

Write a blog entry on John Smith's purpose for writing a General History of Virginia.  In this blog you'll need a thesis statement that makes your claim on the author's purpose, and you'll need 4-5 specifics (evidence from the text) that backs-up your position.  Remember, introduce the quote, give the quote, explain the quote (particularly in how it reinforces your ideas).  You may want to quickly reread the text on your own and mark it up.  Why did John Smith write this?  Remember, this version of the text was written in 1624 - after Pocahontas had become famous (and had died of smallpox?).  

Vocabulary Words

Colloquial
Dotard
Furrow
Misnomer
Vilification
Atrophy
Misogynist
Vindicate
Attenuate
Drivel
Virulent


 

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