Reading Act II day 1

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

• repressions of order greater than the danger
• witch-hunt is a symptom of community panic
• public confession and vengeance

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. 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. 602 and 603. Highlight that give clues to what Elizabeth and John Proctor's relationship is like.
2. 604 and 605. What are the thoughts, beliefs, and convictions shared by the community of Salem?
3. What are the Proctors struggling with right now?
4. 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?
5. 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:

1. None