Above and Below the Surface in The Crucible

Big Idea: How do you resist a "witch hunt"?

Learning Target: Explain how different events are related

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by March 25th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the character relationships chart. What are the connections between characters?
2. You will take a quiz on Act I. You have two tries to get the highest score possible.
3. 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.
4. 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...

Success Criteria:

I can analyze the relationships between events in a drama.

Homework:

1. None