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The Crucible

This guide provides lesson objectives, homework assignments, vocabulary, and activities related to teaching "The Crucible" in an interactive classroom setting. Includes group exercises, character analysis, and constructed response writing prompts to deepen understanding of themes and characters in the play.

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The Crucible

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  1. Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School December 14, 2015 – T.B.D. The Crucible

  2. Do Now (Dec. 14): Free Write • How do you think most people try to resolve their conflicts publically?

  3. Do Now (Dec. 15): Vocabulary • Complete reading assignment 1 vocabulary, part 2.

  4. Do Now (Dec. 16): Vocabulary • Complete the rest of the questions for reading assignment 1 vocabulary, part 1.

  5. Do Now (Dec. 21): Quiz • Complete the quiz questions (10 min). • Copy the following vocabulary words to your notebooks and leave space between each for definitions: • Ascertain • Diabolism • Bemused

  6. Do Now: Dec. 22 • Complete questions #1 and #2 of part I on the vocabulary study sheet (handout).

  7. Unit Objectives: • Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical and personal. • Students will consider the theme: • Crime and Punishment • Individual vs. Authority • Revenge vs. Righteous Indignation

  8. Objectives: Lesson 1 • To introduce the Crucible unit • To distribute plays and other related materials • To preview the study questions for Act One • To familiarize students with the vocabulary for Act One

  9. Objectives: Lesson 2 • The students will be practice reading the play orally in order to interpret the play. • The students will evaluate each other’s reading: • Fluency • Clarity • Audibility • Pronounciation

  10. Homework: due Dec. 18 • What is a “good” person? How do the characters of Rev. Parris and Thomas Putnam square with your conception? Consider our discussion about theme, the notes you wrote on your character tracking sheets and T-charts this week. Draft a 6-sentence constructed response using the template (due next class). Requirements (60 homework points): • Thesis • 2 instances of your own opinion (10 points) • 2 supports (with page numbers) • Concluding sentence about the lesson(s) these characters teach.

  11. Objectives: Lesson 3 • The students will complete reading Act I of The Crucible. • The students will review the main ideas and events of Act I.

  12. Objectives: Lesson 4 • The students will begin reading Act II of The Crucible aloud in class. • Narrator • Elizabeth • Proctor • Mary Warren • Rev. Hale • The students will explain the main themes and events of Act II.

  13. Objectives: Lesson 5 • The students will complete reading Act II of The Crucible. • The students will be able to justify the “crime” with the “punishment.”

  14. Objectives: Lesson 6 • The students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of The Crucible on the interpretive level in order to be able to write a constructed response on one of the following: • Comparing Proctor and Paris • Explaining the theme of revenge

  15. Focus Lesson: Lesson 1 • Direct Instruction: Resource List • Study Guides • Vocabulary • Character Tracking Sheet • Guided Practice • Vocabulary: part 1, questions #1-#3 • Preview: Study Questions #1-#3 • Overture (read aloud, pp. 6-8) • Small Groups: Act I • Group #1: question #1 • Group #2: question #2 • Group #3: question #3 • All Groups: report out

  16. Focus Lesson: Lesson 2 • Guided Practice: read Act I up to Hale’s entrance (“He appears loaded down with half a dozen books.”). • Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet • Small Groups: character tracking sheet • Group #1: Tituba • Group #2: John Proctor • Group #3: Rev. Parris • All Groups: report out

  17. Focus Lesson: Lesson 3 • Guided Practice: finish reading Act I • Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet (handout) • Small Groups: study questions (Act I) • Group #1: questions #1-#3 • Group #2: questions #4-#6 • Group #3: questions #7-#9 • All Groups: report out

  18. Focus Lesson: Lesson 4 • Guided Practice: • pre-reading Act II • Reading Act II (up to Giles’ entrance) • Cooperative Reading: • Reading: Act II • Character tracking: Rev. Hale • Small Groups: study questions (Act II) • Group #1: question #1 • Group #2: question #2 • Group #3: question #3 • All Groups: report out

  19. Focus Lesson: Lesson 5 • Guided Practice: pre-reading the remainder of Act II • Cooperative Reading: • Reading: Act II • Small Groups: character tracking sheet • Group #1: The Nurses • Group #2: Elizabeth • Group #3: Rev. Hale (how has he changed from last time? Add or remove traits and/or amend reputation as needed) • All Groups: report out

  20. Focus Lesson: Lesson 6 • Arriving at a thesis statement: choose 1 • Proctor v. Parris: T-chart • Revenge: QNTs (2) • Cooperative Practice • Divide into small groups (3 max.) • Complete a constructed response form which must contain the following: • Thesis • Two of your own ideas • Two supports • At least one concluding sentence explaining the practicality of your idea

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