Wednesday December 13/Thursday December 14, 2017

76 minutes 

1.   Go to Library and check out your own copy of The Crucible. You will be reading Act Two on your own and answering comprehension questions for Act 2 (DUE Wednesday, January 3/ Thursday, January 4)

2.   Finish reading Act One (periods 3, 4, 5) As we read, we will occasionally pause and you will complete the comprehension questions for Act One.

3.   Get character motivation chart and review. You will be completing this as we read the play.

4.   Review the list of cinematic, theatrical and literary elelments. 

5.   Begin viewing the film of The Crucible. Take notes on the cinematic, theatrical and literary elements on this sheet. 

HOMEWORK DUE JANUARY 3/4: Read Act 2 and complete the comprehension questions (see the link above)

Monday December 11/ Tuesday December 12, 2017

92 minutes

1.   Begin reading Act One. As we read, we will occasionally pause and you will complete the comprehension questions for Act One. 

2.   Review the list of cinematic, theatrical and literary elelments.

3.   Begin viewing the film of The Crucible. Take notes on the cinematic, theatrical and literary elements on this sheet. 

Thursday, December 7/ Friday December 8, 2017

76 minutes

Hand in your vocabulary homework!!!

1.   Complete your summaries of the handout titled “Theatrical Elements and Effects” and take notes on the sheet titled “Notes on Theatrical Elements and Effects” 

2.   Share out your notes with the class 

3.   Read the list of characters and then sign up for roles in the play 

Begin reading Act One. 

Tuesday, December 5/ Wednesday December 6, 2017

63 / 92 minutes

1.   Complete the Meet and Greet chart for each character 

2.   Review and discuss the Town Meeting chart 

3.   Working in pairs, complete the Town Meeting sheet (questions 5-8) 

4.   In pairs, read the handout titled “Theatrical Elements and Effects” and take notes on the sheet titled “Notes on Theatrical Elements and Effects” 

7.   Hand in your vocabulary homework

Friday, December 1/ Monday December 4, 2017

92 minutes

1.   Read and discuss “How to Spot a Witch” 

2.   Monty Python Witch Village 

3.   Town Meeting: read your role and respond to the questions on the Town Meeting sheet (questions 1-3) / prepare for the town meeting 

4.   Participate in the town meeting: meet all of the other characters and complete the Meet and Greet chart for each character 

5.   The Crucible Vocabulary: define each of the words on the vocabulary sheet.

HOMEWORK DUE ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 5: complete the vocabulary sheet (definitions) 

Wednesday, November 29/ Thursday November 30, 2017

76 minutes

1.   Return to the free write from November 16/17 on America’s “mission.” Periods 4 and 5 need to whip-around. 

2.   Powerpoint on Puritan background/ John Winthrop and the City on the Hill reviewed / Reagan and Obama speeches

Monday, November 27/ Tuesday November 28, 2017

92 minutes

Last time, we began learning some historical and social and cultural background that will be helpful for when we read the play The Crucible. We read some information in the textbook and then began to watch a video about the Salem witch trials.

    1.   Finish watching the video about the Salem Witch Trials. Here is the link:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4sZwgGvlEU

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Use the video note-taking sheet to take notes  

     2.   Pair-share your video notes and make sure that you have (correct) notes in each section