The Crucible

Witchcraft was hung, in History,
But History and I
Find all the Witchcraft that we need
Around us, every Day—

Emily Dickinson

  

Welcome to our final unit of the semester! 

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1952 describing the Salem Witch Trials in Puritan New England.  Since we’ve already read The Scarlet Letter, we have a feel for the culture of this time period.  Check out these funny comics!

 

By Wednesday/Thursday (your last day of class with me this semester), this Crucible handout should be finished.  This website may help: Fact and Fiction.  It should also benefit you to have read “Why I wrote…” - I passed this out during class.  You must have 25-30 entries in your DEJ (Double Entry Journal) and all of these materials will be stamped so the Final Exam proctors know you can use them in class.   ALSO, for EXTRA CREDIT you may do a character list (all characters, all your own words) with descriptions and you will be able to use if for the Final Exam as well.

By Monday/Tuesday (B: 12/15   A: 12/16) You should have AT LEAST 20 Double Entry Journal responses.  You should have 25-30 by Wednesday.  If you want extra credit, your Character List (with brief descriptions) are due Wednesday as well.  And yes, they must be in your own words.  I will stamp ALL of these materials, including the handout mentioned below and you will be able to use them during your final exam.

  

In order to build additional background information for the Witch Trials, please follow this link.

As you peruse the website, keep the Salem Witch Trials in mind so you can answer the questions.  You should use a separate piece of paper; the responses do not have to be in paragraphs/full sentences.