Describe the picture
 See
 Hear
 Taste
 Smell
 Feel
Describe the picture
 See
 Hear
 Taste
 Smell
 Feel
Describe the picture
 See
 Hear
 Taste
 Smell
 Feel
What is a pit?
What is a pendulum?
Make a prediction
 What will happen in the story?
Setting: The Spanish
Inquisition
 1478
 Before or after The Crucible?
 If you did not follow the teachings of the Catholic Church,
you were tortured or executed
 You were tortured less if you named others who were “not
following the teachings”
 Sound familiar?
Spanish Inquisition
Vapor
 It was so foggy out
that the water vapor
in the air left a layer
of moisture on my
skin.
 Very small particles
in the air (usually
water)
Abyss
 The scary part of
climbing a
mountain is looking
down into the
abyss.
 An extremely deep
pit that is too deep
to measure
torturous
 The sick man had to go
through several
torturous medical tests.
 Severely painful
Exceed
 Marie didn’t want to exceed her budget, so she kept
track of all the money she spent.
 To go beyond; to be greater than
Pendulum
 The cat watched the rhythmic motion of the clock’s
pendulum.
 An object that is hung so that it can swing back and
forth.
Crescent
 DeAndre looked up at the crescent moon.
 A shape similar to that of a quarter moon.
Suffocated
 The people trapped in the crowded elevator nearly
suffocated from the closed in space.
 Died from a lack of oxygen
Sidelong
 With a wide, sidelong reach, the spectator caught the
fly ball in his glove.
 Toward the side
Essential Vocabulary
 Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
 Internal: in one’s mind
 Man vs. self: decision-making
 External: outside the mind
 Man vs. Man: character vs. character
 Man vs. Nature: character vs. weather
 Man vs. Society: character vs. large
group of people
Video 1: What type of
conflict is it?
 Man vs. Self ?
 Man vs. Nature
 Man vs. Man?
 Man vs. Society
Video 2: What type of
conflict is it?
 Man vs. Self ?
 Man vs. Man?
 Man vs. Nature
 Man vs. Society
Video 3: What type of
conflict is it?
 Man vs. Self ?
 Man vs. Man?
 Man vs. Nature
 Man vs. Society
Video 4: What type of
conflict is it?
 Man vs. Self ?
 Man vs. Man?
 Man vs. Nature
 Man vs. Society
Essential Vocabulary
 Imagery: language that appeals to the senses
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Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Sound
Essential Vocabulary
 Mood: The “feeling” of the text
 What was the mood of the Crucible?
 How do authors create mood?
Essential Vocabulary
 Suspense
 Getting a feeling of unease or that something may
happen.
 How do movie producers create suspense?
 How do writers create suspense?
The End of Notes
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
 Hideous:
 That small dog was
the most hideous
thing I’ve ever seen.
 Very ugly
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
 Clammy
 When James
feels nervous, his
hands get
clammy
 Cold and sticky;
sweaty
Agony
 I was in great agony
after breaking my
arm.
 Intense pain or
suffering
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
 Merged:
 The traffic from the
two highways merged
into one lane.
 Joined together
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
 Resolving:
 I am resolving to do
better on my next
English test.
 Making a strong
decision