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English III

English III. 8-12 September. 9/8/2014. Warm Up : Exercise 2 on Page 138 of the grammar workbook on (or under) your desk. Do not write in the book. Please complete the assignment in your Warm Up notebook Essential Question : What were the Salem Witch Trials and why did they happen?

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English III

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  1. English III 8-12 September

  2. 9/8/2014 Warm Up: Exercise 2 on Page 138 of the grammar workbook on (or under) your desk. Do not write in the book. Please complete the assignment in your Warm Up notebook • Essential Question: What were the Salem Witch Trials and why did they happen? • Today’s Agenda: • Salem Witch Trials • Complete Puritanism Packet • Read Puritanism and American Literature • Read The American Sense of Puritanism • Complete questions regarding point of view of the articles we read. • Assignment: Puritanism Web Search • Tomorrow’s Agenda:Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”

  3. 9/9/2014 • Warm Up: Writing Prompt 2 • Essential Question: Why did Arthur Miller write “The Crucible” • Text: The Crucible • Today’s Agenda: • Notes on The Salem Witch Trials • Begin Reading Act I of the Crucible I • Assignment: Salem Witch Trials Web Search – Due 9/16 • Preview: • Continue “The Crucible”

  4. Writing Prompt #2 Name Date English III WP2 Please write a minimum of 1 page in response to 1 of the following questions Do not skip lines You will turn this in today Please use sufficient details to convey the essence of the story you are trying to tell. Please use appropriate language and follow the rules of standard grammar. • Write about your favorite childhood toy. • Write about the best or the worst day of your life. • Finish this thought: if I could change one thing about myself (if you can't think of anything, you might want to consider telling how you got to be perfect!) • If and when I raise children, I'll never... • I have never been more frightened than when...

  5. 9/10/2014 - EARLY RELEASE Warm UP: Review Vocabulary Words to prepare for quiz Essential Question: • How does “The Crucible” reflect the terror of the “Red Scare”? Today’s Agenda: • Literary Terms Quiz 1 • Watch Video on The Red Scare – McCarthyism Part 1/5 • Salem Witch Trials/McCarthyism T-Chart comparison • Begin reading Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” • Tomorrow’s Agenda: Continue reading “The Crucible”

  6. 9/11/2014 Name Date English III SG Act I Warm Up: Exercise 2 on Page 140 of the grammar workbook on (or under) your desk. Do not write in the book. Please complete the assignment in your Warm Up notebook Essential Question: How did greed, politics, and religion play a role in the accusations in the story? Today’s Agenda: • Read The Crucible Act I Tomorrow’s Agenda: Continue reading “The Crucible” Preview: The Crucible Act I Quiz Friday Assignment: The Crucible Act I Study Guide

  7. 9/12/2014 Warm Up: Exercise 1 on Page 141 of the grammar workbook on (or under) your desk. Do not write in the book. Please complete the assignment in your Warm Up notebook Essential Question: How do personal agendas affect the ways in which the characters interact? Today’s Agenda: • Notebook Quiz 3 • Continue ReadingThe Crucible ACT II • The Crucible Act I Quiz Assignment: Complete Study guide Act II Monday’s Agenda: Continue reading The Crucible Act III

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