PURITANS

ACTIVITY 1) BRAINSTORMING ABOUT THE WORD “PURITAN”

PURITAN :

üSTYLE

üPROTESTANT

üPREDOMINATION

üRELIGION

üPERSECUTION

üFOUNDAMENTALIST

üCHURCH

The students’ associations were of two kinds, some associations send back to their history knowledge others to everyday language.

ACTIVITY 2) READING ACTIVITY

Reading of an article objective, find out about puritan values.

STEP 1) General comprehension

TITLE: “Puritans values are still followed nowadays in the USA”

The title communicates that in contemporary America puritans values have still a hold in people.

STEP 2) Identify the main information

The main information is that the values of early colonists still has hold on USA’ psyches.

Step 3) SUBTITLE:

The subtitle inform the reader about the main puritan values: hard work, conservative sexual behavior, spiritual salvation.

STEP 4): Identify source of information: A new study.

Main curiosities raised by heading a subheading : Find out about the study, How do puritan values influence American psyches?.

Activity 3) Comprehension of the text. (reading)