comparing and contrasting the contributions of journals and personal narratives to the study of history, discussing the challenges of distinguishing between fact and fiction within these sources, and using specific examples from the readings to illustrate these points.

Read
William Bradford
-Biography pg 99
-Of Plymouth Plantation pg 101
“Introduction to Colonial Literature” pg 95
Mary Rowlandson
-Biography pg 237
-From The Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson pg 238
Anne Bradstreet
-Biography pg 169
-“The Author to Her Book” pg 172
-“To My Dear and Loving Husband” pg 173
-“Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House” pg 180
Compare and contrast ways in which journals and personal narratives contribute to the study of history. What problems do they present for discerning what is fact and what is fiction? Do those distinctions matter? To illustrate your points, you may cite specific examples within the readings from week two.