I.
Introduction
A. Who was Arthur Miller?
1.
Facts about Arthur Miller
2.
B. What was The Crucible?
1.
Short statement about The Crucible
2.
C. Thesis: (Write your thesis statement here)
II.
Body Paragraph 1
A. Topic Sentence: Explain who Sen. McCarthy is
1.
2. (and on and on. . . .)
B. Define Communism, Red Scare, list events of the Red Scare and the
McCarthy Trials
1.
2. (and on and on. . . .)—this may go all the way to 10 or more!
C. What caused Miller to be so frustrated?
1.
2. (and on and on. . . .)
D. Concluding Sentence: something about Miller’s frustration causing
him to write the play
(Don’t forget to include quotes or direct wording for parenthetical
documentation!)
While the Works Cited page indicates what
sources you have used, parenthetical
documentation in the body of your paper
indicates what specific information you have
borrowed from someone else’s work. This
information includes quotations, paraphrases,
summaries, and facts and ideas that are not
common knowledge. If you do not document
your use of borrowed material, you are
committing plagiarism -- stealing the ideas of
someone else and presenting them as your
own.
Place the parenthetical documentation
as close to the borrowed material as
you can. If you are quoting, place the
documentation at the end of the
quotation, after the quotation mark
but before the end punctuation. Each
instance of documentation in the
body of your paper must link directly
to an entry on the Works Cited page.
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Keep the parenthetical reference brief. Here are a few
guidelines:
Most parenthetical references will consist of author and page:
(Wharton 235)
If you refer to the author in a preceding sentence, you need
only provide the page: (235)
If all of your references come from a single work (as when
you write a paper for English), you need only provide the
page number, provided that you mention the author and title
at the beginning of the paper.
If the source has no author, provide a short version of the
title:(“Cloning” 2)
If the source is from an encyclopedia or another similar
source that relies on alphabetical order, no page number is
necessary.
If you are documenting a Web page, page numbers are not
usually necessary, since they will vary from printer to printer.
Document the author or title. (Sometimes you have to look
carefully to locate the author of a Web page, if there is an
author at all.) Do not use the URL in the cite.
Direct Quote:
 The modern world requires both the
ability to concentrate on one thing and
the ability to attend to more than one
thing at a time: "Ideally, each individual
would cultivate a repertoire of styles of
attention, appropriate to different
situations, and would learn how to
embed activities and types of attention
one within another" (Bateson).
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Cited information (word for word) that’s
not a direct quote:
 The use of Customer Relationship
Management systems has grown
substantially over the past five years as
companies attempt to adapt to
customer needs and to improve their
profitability ("Making CRM Work").
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III.
Body Paragraph 2
A. Topic Sentence: (something about the parallels
of McCarthyism and The Crucible)
B. Draw your first parallel
1. Further explanation
2. Further explanation (and more if needed)
C. Draw your second parallel
1. Further explanation
2. Further explanation (and more if needed)
D. Concluding Sentence: (something about Miller
using the Crucible to parallel to open the public’s
eyes—or whatever reason you researched)
IV.
Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence: (Something about
reactions of people during these trials)
B. First explanation of reactions
1. Details
2. Details
C. Second explanation of reactions
1. Details
2. Details
D. Concluding Sentence: (Something about
the reactions/results and the outcome)
V.
Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis.
B.
C.
Give opinions, summarize, more facts
D.
This is a listing of only the sources you
used as parenthetical documentations—
NOT ALL YOUR SOURCES!!!!!!
 Rules for Works Cite Page
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› Alphabetize
› Don’t number the sources
› Double space every line—never use more
than a double space
› Reverse indent
Works Cited
“McCarthyism”. Encylopedia Britannica
On-line. 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.
Smith, Jane. “The Salem Witchcraft Trials of
1692.” 7 Mar. 2008. Web. 30 Oct. 2013.
Works Cited
Smith 5
Smith, George. “McCarthyism: Fact or Fiction?”
Senator Joseph McCarthy on the
Web. June 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2010.
Gould, Stephen. “The Life and Times of Arthur Miller”.
10 September 2009. Web. 31 Oct. 2010.
“Beyond Miller’s Imagination”. 2005. Web. 29 Oct.
2010.
Works Cited
Smith 5
1. “Beyond Miller’s Imagination”. 2005. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.
2. Gould, Stephen. “The Life and Times of Arthur Miller”. 10
Sept. 2009. Web. 31 Oct. 2010.
3. Smith, George. “McCarthyism: Fact or Fiction?” Senator Joseph
McCarthy on the Web. June 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2010.
Works Cited
Smith 5
“Beyond Miller’s Imagination”. 2005. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.
Gould, Stephen. “The Life and Times of Arthur Miller”. 10 Sept.
2009.
Web. 31 Oct. 2010.
Smith, George. “McCarthyism: Fact or Fiction?” Senator
Joseph McCarthy on the Web. June 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2010,
Works Cited
“Beyond Miller’s Imagination”. 2005. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.
Gould, Stephen. “The Life and Times of Arthur Miller”. 10
Sept. 2009. Web. 31 Oct. 2010.
Smith, George. “McCarthyism: Fact or Fiction?” Senator
Joseph McCarthy on the Web. June 2009. Web. 30 Oct.
2010.
Smith 5
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Use MLA format
› Double space
› MLA heading (see next slide)
› Number each page (1/2 inch from top right)
› 1 inch margins all the way around
› Title the paper
Smith 1
Pete Smith
Mrs. Lehew
English III
19 November 2013
Trials That Changed History
A hero is defined as a person of distinguished
courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble
qualities. This definition fits Arthur Miller. Miller was born. . .
Smith 2
when Senator McCarthy began to accuse
Others for fear of spreading communism.
These accusations lead to hysteria, causing
Many people to fear friends, neighbors,
and even family members.
Smith 5
Works Cited
“McCarthyism”. Encyclopedia Britannica
On-line. 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.