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Crucible Unit Links

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Post-Reading Activities, Essays, and Capstones

Crucible Debate Instructions, Handout, & Debate Flow (Free!)

Pre-Reading Activities

“Are You Now or Were You Ever?” Reading Questions for the Arthur Miller Article

Bonus! TWO PRE-READING RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS POST; SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THEM!

FULL TEXT:

• The Crucible PDF

AUDIO & VIDEO:

• SparkVideo (10 minute summary)
• Audio for all four acts
• Audio version #2
• Video (watch the entire play)

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT:

• Essay Checklist
• Find a full 4-6 week unit, with ALL materials and plans here! (Includes Essay Prompts)
• Graphic Organizer?
  • This is a printable graphic organizer/worksheet to help you plan an expository essay. This provides space and a walk-through for outlining your paper/writing a rough draft. This kind of essay has an intro, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

The Accused: Small Group Reading Assignment

English 11: Sarah Good and Tituba, Research Assignment for The Crucible

Introductory Cited Research Assignment

The Crucible is an allegorical retelling of the McCarthy-era red scare in the United States after World War II. Based on historical accounts, The Crucible, which can mean “a severe testing or trial of faith,” is set during the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials when several young girls accused innocent town members of witchcraft, possibly to avoid getting into trouble for entertaining ideas of witchery themselves. The playwright, Arthur Miller, was himself dragged into the McCarthy trials of 1954. This play was his response.

With a small team, you will research the witch trials or the 1950’s Red Scare. The links below may be helpful to you in your research quest.

The Salem Witch Trials

Research Links

1. Salem Witch Museum FAQ
2. A History of the Salem Witch Trials
3. The Beginning, Middle, and End of the Witch Trials
4. Why did this all start? Why did people accuse each other?
5. Factors that led to the witchcraft hysteria
6. Encyclopedia Entry on the Salem Witch Trials (Answers Question #2 & others)
7. Who was accused?
8. The Examination of Sarah Good (Transcript)
9. All about Tituba
10. Possessed: The Salem Witch Trials
11. Background on the Witch Trials
12. Who was Giles Corey?

The Red Scare

Research Links

1. McCarthyism (Article from American Masters)
2. The Basics: 1950’s Red Scare
3. Were the Rosenberg’s Innocent?
4. What happened with Alger Hiss?
5. A Brief History of McCarthyism
6. Historical Website about the Red Scare w/ Pictures and Primary Sources
7. All About Joseph McCarthy
8. Encyclopedia Entry on “McCarthyism” (w/ FAQ)
9. Why did Arthur Miller Write the Play? (Mid-length article by Miller himself)
10. Longer, more academic article by Miller himself about why he wrote The Crucible
11. Who were “The Hollywood Ten“?
12. Brief Encyclopedia Entry on The Hollywood 10

Assignment Handouts and Rubrics

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Find a full 4-6 week unit, with ALL materials and plans here!