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The Crucible by: Arthur Miller
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Student Directions: You will begin your journey through a time of mass hysteria, a time not so long ago. Please click on the link to your left labeled Unit Directions and Calendar for complete directions and a list activities needed to complete this unit. Objective: Students will read ACT I, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller and complete activities to understand the issues which drove Miller to write the play. Other Objectives: - What are the relationships between the characters of The Crucible? - What contributed to the events leading up to the real witch trials of 1692? - How do the political events of the 1950s contribute to our understanding of The Crucible? Goals: Students will Utilize Media Literacy skills Students will complete Research Writing Students will use Six Traits Writing process Students will use technology resources Standards: -Uses technology for aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing. Uses a variety of technologies to communicate specific messages (videos, photographs, web pages. etc -Applies 6-Trait writing strategies to effectively communicate in a variety of genres with various audiences. -Produces a coherent message. Uses the conventions of oral language effectively (volume, clarity, tone, and nonverbal). Uses informal, standard, and technical language effectively to meet the needs of the audience. -Researches using library, school, and public resources such as electronic and text databases, books, encyclopedias, and periodicals. -Make assertions about a literary text, critique the logic of an argument, analyze American works of literature. -Orally present an historical investigation and a response to literature |
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