Thursday, March 12, 2020

Abigail at the center

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify and analyze fear in Act II

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Fill out reading progress form.
  2. Quizizz Act II
  3. Partner Activity
    1. I will assign you a partner.
    2. Make a bubble map with your partner
    3. Paraphrase all of the actions Abigail is taking behind the scenes. You can find a list of all the quotes about Abigail here.
    4. Write a partner paragraph on the back. You should each write in a different color.
      1. In Act II, Abigail is working behind the scenes to target...First of all,...In the court she...Throughout the Act she...At the end of Act II she pretends...The one person who could potentially stop her is...But this person is unwilling to...because...Three words that describe Abigail at this point are...The best word to describe her is...because...







Homework:
1.No vocabulary


Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Act II Fake Tweets

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify and analyze fear in Act II

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Read silently for 10 minutes.
  2. Fake tweets
    1. Use one of the websites below to make fake tweets from three different characters. The content of the tweets must be based on events in Act II and not earlier in the play.
      1. Fake tweet creator #1
      2. Fake tweet creator #2
      3. Fake tweet creator #3
    2. Copy and paste your tweets into a new English journal.
  3. Below your fake tweets, write the following paragraph:
      1. At this point in the play, I think that characters are predominantly afraid of...In this act,...[summarize what happens in a couple of sentences]. The [hysteria/tension] in the play begins to rise when X says,"USE A QUOTE FROM ACT II" (LINE NUMBER). In other words, X believes...One person who could calm things down would be...If this character would only...then...


Homework:
  1. No vocabulary this week.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Finish Reading Act II

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify the conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Finish Reading Act II. Start on page 617 at line 294.
    1. Click here to listen to the audio.
  2. Watch The Crucible movie for Act II.
    1. Click here to watch Act II.
Homework:
  1. No vocabulary this week.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Reading Act II

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify the conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Read Act II- You will read w/a group of 3.
    1. Elizabeth Proctor 
    2. John Proctor 
    3. Mary Warren
    4. Read until Hale's line on the bottom of 610.
    5. Summarize what happened on each page.
  2. Listen to pages 610-617 (audio 22:28)
    1. Create a book snap about fear, rumors, or accusations. Underline a part of the text. Explain what is going on. Choose emojis that match your analysis.
Homework:

Friday, March 6, 2020

Starting Act II

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify the conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Read Act II- we will switch roles every two pages
    1. Elizabeth Proctor 
    2. John Proctor 
    3. Mary Warren
    4. Hale pg. 610-611
  2. Partner conversations
    1. 604 and 605. What are the thoughts, beliefs, and convictions shared by the community of Salem?
    2. What are the Proctors struggling with right now?
    3. On pages 606 and 607 mark the places that relate to new knowledge or awareness. What do these details suggest about the ways in which the characters in Salem are changing?
    4. On pages 608 and 609 mark details that relate to childish or immature behavior. How do these details better help us understand Mary Warren?
Homework:

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Reflecting on Act I

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify who is present in Act I

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Fill out the reading progress form.
  2. We will watch the movie from 12:00 to 33:23.
  3. Tracking the events from Act 1: Above and Below the Surface
    1. In the play, there are things going on above the surface and things going on below the surface. With a partner, decide which events from this list are Above the Surface and which are Below the Surface:
      1. Ruth is sick and won't wake up.
      2. Parris has secret enemies.
      3. Rumors about who is a witch.
      4. Tituba was involved in the ritual in the forest.
      5. Abigail was fired by the Proctors
      6. Betty was seen flying.
      7. There is a witch in town.
      8. The devil is among them.
      9. Putnam didn't want Parris as the minister.
      10. Abigail's parents are dead.
      11. Abigail drank blood to kill Proctor's wife
      12. Proctor and Abigail were having an affair.
      13. There is a power battle between the Putnams and Goody Nurse.
      14. There were lawsuits in the past against different community members.
      15. Proctor and Putnam fought in the past over land.
      16. Tituba may secretly not like Parris.
    2. Start a new English Journal. Copy and paste the paragraph below. Use the graphic organizer to complete the sentences.
      1. Some events and conflicts in The Crucible are above the surface and known to all...(WRITE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE FOR THIS PART). However, there is a lot going on in the play that is below the surface...(WRITE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE FOR THIS PART). Sun Tzu said that,"All war is deception." I (agree/disagree) that the town of Salem is actually at war with itself...
    3. Join the Quizizz game. You have two tries to get a 100%.
Homework:

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Finish Crucible Act I

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify who is present in Act I

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Reading the crucible Act 1. Once we reach page 584, we will choose people to read parts today.
    1. Part 1, 587-590
      1. Hale
      2. Parris
      3. Rebecca
      4. Mr. Putnam
      5. Mrs. Putnam
      6. Giles
    2. Part 2, 590-593
      1. Hale
      2. Giles
      3. Parris
      4. Abigail
      5. Tituba
      6. Mrs. Putnam
    3. Part 3, 594 to 596.
      1. Hale
      2. Tituba
      3. Parris
      4. Mr. Putnam
      5. Mrs. Putnam
      6. Abigail
      7. Betty
  2. English Journal #24 Brain Dump: Crucible Act I
  3. Tracking the events from Act 1: Above and Below the Surface
    1. In the play, there are things going on above the surface and things going on below the surface. With a partner, decide which events from this list are Above the Surface and which are Below the Surface:
      1. Ruth is sick and won't wake up.
      2. Parris has secret enemies.
      3. Rumors about who is a witch.
      4. Tituba was involved in the ritual in the forest.
      5. Abigail was fired by the Proctors
      6. Betty was seen flying.
      7. There is a witch in town.
      8. The devil is among them.
      9. Putnam didn't want Parris as the minister.
      10. Abigail's parents are dead.
      11. Abigail drank blood to kill Proctor's wife
      12. Proctor and Abigail were having an affair.
      13. There is a power battle between the Putnams and Goody Nurse.
      14. There were lawsuits in the past against different community members.
      15. Proctor and Putnam fought in the past over land.
      16. Tituba may secretly not like Parris.
Homework:

Monday, March 2, 2020

Crucible Act I

Big Idea: What is a witchhunt? What makes them dangerous?

Learning Target: Identify who is present in Act I

Reading: Your next book review will be due by the end of the third quarter. That gives you 28 days to read your book.




Agenda:
  1. Character list. We will make some notes about different characters.
  2. Reading the crucible Act 1. 
    1. We will read by choosing parts from 573-584
    2. Characters needed:
      1. Mr. Putnam
      2. Mercy
      3. Mrs. Putnam
      4. Abigail
      5. Parris
      6. Mary Warren
      7. Betty
      8. Mr. Proctor
      9. Rebecca
      10. Giles
  3. English Journal #24 Brain Dump: Crucible Act I
Homework: