Bell Ringer Assignment

• CLIP #1: Based on the clip, who were Jane Pierce's parents? Summarize their backgrounds.
• CLIP #1: What "roles" did the men and women in the Appleton family take?
• CLIP #1: According to Jane Walter Venzke, who were Jane's siblings? What roles did her parents play?
• CLIP #1: What was Jane's father's life "characterized by?" Summarize his "Calvinistic philosophy," and how the family ultimately viewed the death of the youngest child.
• CLIP #1: Where did Jane move to after the death of her father? Summarize her learning at "Miss Fiske's School."
• CLIP #2: Describe Jane Pierce's "frailty." What may have been the causes of some of these ailments?
• CLIP #2: According to Jane Walter Venzke, what occurred in 1823?
• CLIP #2: How might Jane have met her husband Franklin? Summarize her perspective as a "wife and mother."
• CLIP #2: Based on the clip, was Jane depressed? Why or why not?
• CLIP #2: What did Franklin and Jane's Calvinistic beliefs "stress?" Describe the influence of their beliefs during the death of their son Benny.
• CLIP #2: What were the "mourning customs" of the day, and how did these customs affect Jane's health?
• CLIP #2: Why was Jane "condemned?" Was this condemnation appropriate, according to Venzke?