Unit 2: The Crucible
Created on: July 13, 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
American Literature
- American Literature Course Overview
- North Carolina Standard Course of Study for English III
- Unit 1: Beginnings
- Unit 2: The Crucible
- Unit 3: Revolution and Expansion
- Unit 4: A Growing Nation
- Unit 5: The New Century
- Unit 6: Post War America
Unit 1: Beginnings
- Lesson 1: Illustrating Origin Myths of Native American Literature
- Lesson 2: Virtual "Museum Indians"
- Museum Indians Vocabulary
- Lesson 3: Explorer's Logs
- Explorer's Logs Vocabulary
- A Description of New England Questions
- Answer Key for "A Description of New England"
- Exploration Diary Assignment
- Lesson 4: Cultural Comparison/Contrast with Roger Williams from "A Key into the Language of America" and "The Bloody Tenet of Persecution"
- Cultural Value Contrast/Comparison Chart
- Lesson 5: Argumentation and Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Vocabulary
- Lesson 6: Unmasking Textual Analysis with The Minister's Black Veil
- The Minister's Black Veil Vocabulary
- The Minister's Black Veil Textual Analysis
- Answer Key for Textual Analysis of The Minster's Black Veil
- Lesson 7: Pop Music and The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet
Unit 2: The Crucible
This unit focuses on The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It includes detailed lesson plans, classroom activities, and links to study guides and other resources. This unit also includes a final journalism-based project in which students reflect on the time period and the issues surrounding the text.
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The Crucible Character Guide
by Emily BoyleA complete character list for students to complete while reading or during research.
Ms. Hogue's Crucible Study Guide
by Emily BoyleThis complete Study Guide, developed by Dawn Hogue, contains questions for each act, an additional character guide, and vocabulary lists..
ArtsEDGE Crucible Study Guide, Acts II-IV
by Emily BoyleAn additional study guide compiled by ArtsEDGE, an educational program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Salem Witch Trials/Crucible Internet Hunt
by Emily BoyleA list of questions to guide students in web-based research about The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and The Crucible.
Lesson 2: Act I
by Emily BoyleIn this lesson, students will read Act I and complete an exercise about the effects of accusations and gossip. This lesson should take two 90-minute class periods or four 50-minute class periods.
Lesson 3: Act II
by Emily BoyleIn this lesson, students will read Act II of "The Crucible" and complete character sketches to demonstrate comprehension of the text. This lesson should take two 90-minute class periods or four 50-minute class periods.
Lesson 4: Act III
by Emily BoyleIn this lesson, students will read Act III of "The Crucible" and, in groups, re-enact parts of the text in a modern dialect. This lesson should take two 90-minute class periods or four 50-minute class periods.
Lesson 5: Act IV
by Emily BoyleIn this lesson, students will read "The Crucible, Act IV" and complete a news report to review the overall themes and events of the play.
Reporting on "The Crucible:" A Journalism Project
by Emily BoyleThis project is addressed in Lesson 5 of this unit, but could be introduced earlier, depending on your classroom needs. During this project, students research modern forms of communication and consider how the events in "The Crucible" would be reported today. The attached project description is a guideline that could be re-worked to fit your schedule and class.
