Friday Class Work and Homework

Student Oral Presentations in class today

See Oral Presentation Rubric for Grading Guidelines

Homework

Read Act 1 of the Crucible Pages 61-86

Read The Scarlet Letter 

Brainstorm and Choose your Project Topic from the list below:

Use your Researching the Salem Witch Trails Handout to develop and support a thesis.

Possible topics include:

• Further exploration of the comparison between the student's historical figure and its dramatic counterpart. In a well-argued analysis, show the reader how Miller works with a historical figure to make him or her a compelling, dynamic, dramatic figure. Point to examples from history and from the play text.
• How or why does The Crucible still speak to audiences today? Students who are particularly savvy about current events could begin with Miller's own quotation in the introduction of this lesson plan and spin a paper off from it.
• Analysis of The Crucible as an American tragedy with John Proctor as an American tragic hero.
• Pretend that you are a playwright who has a keen interest in history. Tonight is the night that your writers' group meets to discuss individual projects. Your goal is to present to your group your idea for dramatizing a past event—it may be a recent current event. Describe, in writing, why you think the event would make good drama and how you would dramatize it. Be sure to think carefully about story, conflict, character, and resolution.