Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _______________
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Character Recipe
Objective: You will demonstrate your understanding of a character by “creating” them in a recipe form.
Imagine that you were to cook up that character; record what comprises that person.
Preparation Tips:
Prewriting
1. Select a character from The Crucible, which you just devoured.
2. List character traits and descriptions from the play (stage directions, from other characters, etc.)
3. Determine and list events or forces that you believe helped shape the character.
4. Look at a few recipes online to see how they are written.
Writing
Create a recipe that the Arthur Miller might have used to create the character you have selected. Baste
yourselves in creative juices.
Revising
Stir. Add ingredients. Check to make sure preparation instructions are clear and in logical order.
Proofreading
Check spelling, abbreviations for measurements, and that preparation instructions are delivered using
imperative sentences (if you don’t know what one is, find out!).
Here are some examples:
Reverend Parris Purity Pie
Ingredients
2 pewter candlesticks
2 golden candlesticks
2 cups Conceit
2 cups World Experience
4 tbsp Unrighteousness
2 tbsp Lies
1 tsp Condemnations
Preparation
Step 1: Before you begin your Parris Purity Pie, place the
pewter candlesticks near your cooking area, but after
examining them you must realize that you are too good for
pewter and replace them with your golden candlesticks.
Step 2: To begin Parris Purity Pie you must first, lay out the
Conceit in your Purity Pie Plate and spread and fold over
the edges to form a nice crust.
Step 3: Next, scoop in the "Essence of the World" and
spread it evenly throughout the whole pie.
Step 4: Insert the Unrighteousness into the middle of the
pie and cover it up with the Conceit.
Step 5: To garnish the pie sprinkle Lies and
Condemnations randomly for a nice furnishing to this
"pure" dish.
Step 6: Bake at 350 degrees and be ready for an absolutely
dreadful dessert!
Cooking Time: Many years of honesty, but many ages of
darkness as of late.
Enjoy!
Reverend Hale’s Puritan Turnovers
Ingredients:
3 cups Religious Fervor (Puritan flavor)
1 cup Fear of Authorities
1 bunch Books Weighted with Authority
3 heaping tablespoons Pride
2 cups Faulty Logic
3 drops Yellow food coloring
pinch of Truth
1 pint Compassion
sprinkle Guilt
1 piece Rope
Directions:
Step 1: Start with Religious Fervor and Books Weighted
with Authorities. Knead until thoroughly mixed.
Step 2: Slowly fold in Faulty Logic, one chunk at a time.
Sprinkle Pride over mixture and blend until thoroughly
combined.
Step 3: Place in a hot Salem kettle. When mixture is in the
heat, the backbone will be exposed. Carefully remove and
discard. Add Yellow food coloring. During cooking, mixture
will slowly turn colors. Carefully add Truth. The yellow
color will fade, giving way to a vibrant color. The Pride in
the mixture will shrink, giving way to a healthier
formation. Add Compassion. The Turnovers will remove
themselves from the heat. Serve on a plain dish, garnished
with a portion of Rope .
Preparation Time: Three months
Serves: Two people: Elizabeth and John Proctor. Perhaps
not quite enough for either.
Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _______________
Character Analysis Recipe
Excellent: 20 pts
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Total points: ________________ / 60
Good: 15 pts
Fair: 10 pts
Poor: 5 pts
The recipe provides The recipe provides
The recipe provides The recipe provides
at least 10
at least 7
at least 5
3 or less
"ingredients" that
"ingredients" that
Character Traits/
"ingredients" that
"ingredients" that
are clearly
are clearly
Ingredients
are representative of are representative of
representative of
representative of
character traits and character traits and
character traits and character traits and
flaws.
flaws.
flaws.
flaws.
The analysis-recipe The analysis-recipe The analysis-recipe
The analysis-recipe
is written like an
is written like an is not written like an
does not show the
actual recipe, has at actual recipe, has actual recipe, has 3
creative use of
least 5 steps, and
four steps, and
steps, and shows the
adjectives and action
Creative Analysis shows the creative shows some creative
general use of
verbs to provide
use of adjectives and use of adjectives and adjectives and action
insight into the
action verbs to
action verbs to
verbs to provide
character and it has
provide insight into provide insight into
insight into the
less than 3 steps.
the character.
the character.
character.
The recipe is typed
The recipe is typed The recipe is typed,
using a creative,
using an easy-tois appropriately
easy-to-read font, is
read font, is neatly formatted, but does
very neatly
The recipe is not
Final Product
formatted, and
not include graphics
formatted, and
typed.
includes appropriate or includes graphics
includes appropriate
graphics that
that detract from the
graphics that
enhance the recipe.
recipe.
enhance the recipe.
The recipe has very
The recipe has a few The recipe has many
few punctuation,
The recipe is free of
punctuation, spelling punctuation, spelling
spelling or
Punctuation & punctuation, spelling
or grammatical
or grammatical
grammatical errors,
Grammar
and grammatical
errors that detract errors that interfere
and these to not
errors.
from the final
with the final
detract from the
product.
product.
final product.
Points
earned
Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _______________
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SAMPLE STUDENT RECIPE
Recipe for Pearl Prynne Pie (The Scarlet Letter)
Ingredients:
2 cups Beauty
4 tablespoons Scandal
3 teaspoons Mystery
1/2 cup Regret
4 pints Scorn (use “Boston” brand)
5 drops Scarlet food coloring
Directions
Gather all ingredients. Start Beauty and mix Scandal deep into the middle of it. Beat until mixed. Heat
the 3 teaspoons of Mystery until it comes to a boil Pour into mixture. Next add 1/2 cup of regret
(mix until all clumps are smooth). Then the Scorn is stirred throughout. Bake for nine months. Make
sure to set the oven at zero degrees for no added warmth. Then add the attention-grabbing Scarlet
coloring. Result: one disgraced baby girl.
Preparation Time: 9 Months
Serves: 1 Mother