Grade 11, Quarter 3, 3-5 Weeks

ELA Unit Attachments

Morality of the Masses

Module 1

To begin this unit, students will complete a web quest in the computer lab to activate prior knowledge and explain what students will learn and why it is meaningful and purposeful to them.

Handout: Webquest Assignment

Crucible Prep Webquest

Your assignment is to learn more about the background that led to the writing of “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller.

Using these websites (or others that you find helpful)

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/home.html

Complete the following:

1. Define Puritan:

2. What was life like for young girls during this time?

3. Approximately when did the Salem witch trials take place?

4. What are some possible causes for the hysteria in Salem?

5. Who was Samuel Parrish?

6. Who was Tituba?

7. What happened to those who were accused of witchcraft?

10. What happened to those who did not confess to witchcraft?

11. During this time, why did the land suffer along with the people?

12. How many people died during the Salem Witch Trials?

13. When did the witch trials end?

14. What is McCarthyism?

15. Where was Senator Joseph McCarthy born?

16. How did people avoid execution?

17. What were accused people often asked to do?

18. What is the Red Scare?

19. How was author Arthur Miller personally connected to the Red Scare?

Closure – Share with a shoulder partner something you found interesting and new through the webquest.

Complete morality questionnaire

In small groups, discuss answers.

Morality Questionnaire

1 - Is it ever O.K. to commit adultery or cheat in a relationship? Why/why not?

2 - If you knew your evidence in a court case was going to get your best friend into trouble and make that person look like a liar, would you still give it? Why/why not?

3 - If everyone around you (including people you liked and trusted) believed something which you knew wasn’t true, would you stand up for what you knew to be right? Why/why not?

4 - If clearing an innocent person’s name was going to mean you were in trouble with the law, would you still do it? Why/why not?

5- If you could lie to save your life, even though it would make your friends look bad and go against your principles, would you do it? Why/why not?

6 - Your friends are doing something that you know is wrong and will hurt other people. They have told you that if you didn’t go along with them, they would set you up so you were blamed. Would you go along with it? Why/why not?

7 - If you were guilty of a crime, and accusing someone else were going to get you out of trouble, would you do it? Why/why not?

8 – Create your own question and answer it.

Closure- Ticket Out

List 3 ways you show you are a moral person. Is there anything you could change about your morality?

Module 2

Character Sign-ups

Signup sheet The Crucible

Act IStudent Name

Tituba

Parris

Abigail

Susanna

Mrs. Putnam

Putnam

Mercy Lewis

Mary Warren

Betty

Proctor

Rebecca

Giles

Hale

Act IIStudent Name

Elizabeth

Proctor

Mary Warren

Hale

Giles

Francis

Cheever

Herrick

Appendix, Act II, Scene 2

Student Name

Abigail

Proctor

Act IIIStudent Name

Hathorne

Martha Cory

Giles

Danforth

Herrick

Hale

Parris

Francis

Proctor

Mary Warren

Cheever

Abigail

Mercy Lewis

Susanna

Elizabeth

Act IVStudent Name

Herrick

Sara Good

Tituba

Hopkins

Danforth

Cheever

Parris

Hathorne

Hale

Elizabeth

Proctor

Rebecca

Begin Act 1

Elements of Drama Review

Elements of Drama + Student CreatedQuiz

Elements of Drama

Drama is a form of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience. Like fiction, dramatic works have a plot, characters, setting, conflict, and a theme. It is essential to know the elements of drama when reading a dramatic work such as The Crucible.

act: a division within a play, much like the chapters of a novel
aside: lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience
cast of characters: a listing of the characters who appear on the stage
comedy: a humorous work of drama
dialogue: conversation between two or more characters
drama: a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience
dramatic irony: when the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know.
foil: a character who is much like another character in class, rank, and background, but has opposite traits which provide a contrast and conflict between the two characters
monologue: a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience
scene: a division of an act into smaller parts
stage directions: italicized comments that identify parts of the setting or the use of props or costumes, give further information about a character, or provide background information
tragedy: a serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophe or serious misfortune, usually because of his own actions
tragic hero: a protagonist with a fatal flaw which eventually leads to his demise.

Assignment: Using the words from the list above, create a 10-question quiz. You must use the information/definitions from above, but you may also add your own knowledge to create your questions. Be sure to create an answer key and keep it on a separate piece of paper.

Give your quiz to another student in class, grade, and then turn in all components.

Module 3

Act 1

Act 1 discussion

Group work Character Analysis/Rubric

Character Biography Assignment

Directions:

Each of the following characters has a unique role in the development of the major conflicts, the fear and hysteria, and the key themes that take place in The Crucible. Your task is to randomly select one character and create his/her visual body biography. Use the poster board to create your biography. Your drawing should demonstrate a good understanding of the character’s personality, motivations, thoughts, conflicts (man vs. man/self/ nature/world), and relationships (to others, to the central conflicts, to the themes). The written rationale explainsyour group’s decisions for including particular aspects of the character and/or drama in your biography. You must produce a developed and focused rationale (include evidence from the text or class discussions to support your choices)

Characters:

AbigailJohn Proctor

Elizabeth ProctorReverend Hale

Reverend ParrisMary Warren

Thomas Putnam

Steps:

Brainstorm ideas concerning your character. Consider:

-What are the most prominent features or characteristics?

-What quotes from the play best summarize your character, or demonstrate your character’s unique personality?

-Find images/symbols associated with the character (either from the drama or

ones that you have created)

-How does the character relate to the major conflicts and themes that we’ve discussed?

2. Select the 3 best symbols to represent your character.

3. Incorporate the symbols into your drawing and explain why your group selected these symbols in your rationale.

4. Select the 3 best quotes from the drama to represent your character.

5. Incorporate the quotes into your drawing and explain why your group selected these quotes in your rationale.

6. Include additional elements necessary for the class to understand the character’s visual biography.

7. Be prepared to share your body biography and rationale with the class. (5-minute presentation)

RUBRIC:50 points total

Group Members’ Names: ______

Content of Character Biography
(15 points) / Written Rationale
(20 points) / Artistic Effort
(5 points) /

Group Presentation

(10 points)
Demonstrates deep understanding of character’s personality and actions / Sufficient explanation given as to why choices were made / Obvious effort shown in work
Shows unique insight into character’s state of mind & inner/outer motivations / Addresses 3 symbols
Identifies character’s role in key conflicts / Addresses 3 quotes
Highlights how the character relates to the central theme of the story / Uses sufficient/ specific evidence to support explanations
Overall: completeness of character analysis

Total Points:

Comments:

Module 4

Act 1 Quiz

The Crucible Act One Quiz
True or False

____ 1. Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits, accused of being a witch.

____2. Abigail was Parris’ daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.

____3. Betty was Parris’ daughter. In the opening scene, she has some sort of fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.

____4. Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on their babies and killed them.

____5. Thomas Putnam was a greedy, frustrated, bitter man.

____6. Parris was well-liked and in complete control of his congregation.

____7. Mary wants Abby to tell the truth about the happenings in the woods.

____8. Proctor is a weak man, ill-tempered and full of malice.

____9. John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.

____10. One sign that Betty was bewitched was that she shrieked and flew around the room praising Satan.

____11. Rebecca Nurse was truly a good woman, kind and gentle in her manner. Rebecca helped to deliver some of the Putnam’s babies.

____12. The Nurses were not liked by the Putnams because of some land disputes, and this conflict was somewhat revenged by the Putnams when Ann Putnam accused Rebecca of bewitching her newborn babies (implying she was responsible for their deaths).

____13. Rebecca cast a spell over Betty.

____14. Rebecca believed that the girls were bewitched.

____15. Proctor doesn’t attend church because he is an atheist.

____16. Parris wanted the deed to his house and the firewood in addition to his salary as a minister (not as part of it).

____17. Putnam was a land-grabbing man who would use devious means to get what he wants.

____18. Rev. John Hale has come to Salem to take Parris’ place.

____19. Tituba confessed that she had conjured spirits and met with the devil and signed his book.

____20. The girls admitted that they were bewitched and they started naming the names of people they had seen with the devil.

The Crucible Act One Quiz
ANSWER KEY

1. False

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. False

9. True

10. False

11. True

12. True

13. False

14. False

15. False

16. True

17. True

18. False

19. True

20. True

Mob Mentality and Mass Hysteria

Read Articles, summarize, and discuss in small groups and then as a whole class.

After discussion, have students do the following activity:

Mob Mentality

With your partner, brainstorm and then write about a hypothetical (something that doesn’t exist, but could) situation where a mob could form and why. Make sure to include the answers these questions: what is the main conflict? Why did a mob form? Who is chosen as the scapegoat?

Module 5

Read Act 2

Informational Text:

“Blacklisted Woman” radio show, All Things Considered, NPR, 3/16/1996 in anthology

Are You Now or Were You Ever, Article

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/miller-mccarthyism.html

Are You Now or Were You Ever Questions

“Are You Now or Were You Ever?”

Arthur Miller

Article Questions

Miller states that “in one sense The Crucible was an attempt to make life real again, palpable and structured.” How did he attempt to do this through his play?
What is Miller’s criticism of the political left wing (in paragraph 22)? Why was Paul Robeson’s testimony so remarkable that it “was a rocket that lit up the sky”?
“More than a political metaphor, more than a moral tale, The Crucible, as it developed over more than a year, became the awesome evidence of the power of human imagination inflamed, the poetry of suggestion, and the tragedy of heroic resistance to a society possessed to the point of ruin.” Write a thesis statement based upon this quote in relation to conformity and individual freedom. Explain how your thesis statement relates.
At the end of the essay Miller says, “The Devil is known to lure people into forgetting what it is vital for them to remember.” What do you think he meant by this? What is so vital for them to remember?

Module 6

Act 2 Quiz

The Crucible

Act Two Quiz

1. Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there?
a. She wants him to go apologize to Abigail.
b. She wants him to go help Parris with Betty.
c. She wants him to go into Salem to tell the authorities that the girls are lying.
d. She wants him to go convince Tituba to make the girls tell the truth.

2. What is John’s response to her prodding?
a. He is reluctant to go.
b. He goes right away.
c. He ignores her.
d. He tells her to mind her own business.

3. What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
a. A Bible
b. A doll
c.A basket of flowers
d. Both a & b

4. What was the “evidence” against Sarah Good?
a. She confessed to witchcraft.
b. She mumbled after begging for cider and bread.
c. She could not recite the commandments in court.
d. All of the above.

5. Why doesn’t Proctor want Mary to go back to court?
a. If she goes back, that makes him further involved.
b. He believes that the accusations are false and the girls are frauds.
c. It isn’t a just court in Proctor’s eyes.
d. All of the above.

6. Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her?
a. She is sick and a little paranoid.
b. She believes that Abby wants to take her place as John’s wife.
c. She believes Abby is bewitched and will try to destroy anything good.
d. Both a & b

7. Why did Hale come to Proctor’s house?
a. He wanted to find out why Parris was so bitter.
b. He wanted to question them prior to seeing them in court.
c. He wanted to find out if the rumor about John and Abby was true.
d. All of the above.

8. What things are “suspicious” about Proctor and his family?
a. Proctor does not go to church regularly.
b. The youngest son has not been baptized.
c. He could not remember all of the commandments.
d. All of the above.

9. Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes in witches. What is her reply?
a. If she is accused of being a witch, she cannot believe in witches.
b. If the Bible says that witches exist, she cannot dispute the Bible.
c. She does not believe the girls are telling the truth.
d. Both a & b

10. On what charge(s) was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
a. The murder of Goody Putnam’s babies.
b. Impious conduct.
c. Conduct unbefitting a Puritan woman.
d. Inability to say the Ten Commandments from memory.

11. Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house?
a. He comes to question John.
b. He comes to arrest Elizabeth.
c. He comes to talk with John about what to do about Parris.
d. He comes to ask John’s opinion about whether the girls are lying.

12. What is the deciding factor in Elizabeth’s arrest?
a. Her inability to recite the Ten Commandments.
b. Her possession of the doll with a needle in it.
c. The fact that she has not had her son baptized.
d. Abby’s testimony

13. What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby?
a. She will tell that they had an affair.
b. She will claim she has seen him with the devil.
c. She will bewitch Elizabeth.
d. She will end their affair.

14. Why doesn’t Mary want to testify about the doll?
a. She doesn’t want to get involved.
b. She is afraid of Abigail.
c. She is afraid of the devil.
d. She thinks she will look like a fool.

The Crucible Act Two Quiz
ANSWER KEY

Rhetoric Review

Rhetorical Devices

Rhetoric = using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form

Anecdote - A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature

Perspective - A character's view of the situation or events in the story

Contradiction - A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency

Oxymoron - A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, as in "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence."

Allusion - A figure of speech which makes brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object to create a resonance in the reader or to apply a symbolic meaning to the character or object of which the allusion consists.

Bildungsroman - A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character.

Foil - A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast

Delayed sentence - A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end. For example: Just as he bent to tie his shoe, a car hit him.

Sarcasm - A sharp caustic remark. A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually bitterly or harshly critical. For example, a coach saying to a player who misses the ball,

"Nice catch."

Irony - A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. Irony is frequently humorous, and can be sarcastic when using words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

Paradox - A statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true.