The Crucible Literary Analysis Paper
Students will compose a 2-4 page literary analysis of the play, The Crucible, by Arthur
Miller. Students will defend a thematic position, and use direct evidence from the text.
There will be checkpoints along the way to help in creating the paper.
Students will be expected to…
Develop a working thesis statement
Compose all aspects of the paper, introduction, body, and conclusion
Incorporate evidence from the text
Logistics:
2-4 pages, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, size 12
Attempt the literary present tense on all verbs
Notes on Paper: I will add to this list as we work deeper into the paper
Topic: One word idea speculated to exist in the text (e.g. Reputation, Love, Marriage,
or Sin)
Theme: What the author is saying about the topic in the text.
Thesis: Statement in your paper explaining what you intend to prove is true about the
story.
Model: In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, (vehicle)….theme.
The vehicle is what element of the story are you going to use to convey your
theme. For example, you could use the Author, characters in the story, or the
theme itself.