Mr. Verlin
Overbrook High School
December 14, 2015 – T.B.D.
THE CRUCIBLE
Do Now (Dec. 14): Free Write
 How do you think most people try to resolve
their conflicts publically?
Do Now (Dec. 15): Vocabulary
 Complete reading assignment 1 vocabulary,
part 2.
Do Now (Dec. 16): Vocabulary
 Complete the rest of the questions for
reading assignment 1 vocabulary, part 1.
Do Now (Dec. 21): Quiz
 Complete the quiz questions (10 min).
 Copy the following vocabulary words to your
notebooks and leave space between each for
definitions:
 Ascertain
 Diabolism
 Bemused
Do Now: Dec. 22
 Complete questions #1 and #2 of part I on
the vocabulary study sheet (handout).
Unit Objectives:
 Students will demonstrate their understanding of
the text on four levels: factual, interpretive,
critical and personal.
 Students will consider the theme:
 Crime and Punishment
 Individual vs. Authority
 Revenge vs. Righteous Indignation
Objectives: Lesson 1
 To introduce the Crucible unit
 To distribute plays and other related materials
 To preview the study questions for Act One
 To familiarize students with the vocabulary for
Act One
Objectives: Lesson 2
 The students will be practice reading the play
orally in order to interpret the play.
 The students will evaluate each other’s reading:
 Fluency
 Clarity
 Audibility
 Pronounciation
Homework: due Dec. 18
 What is a “good” person? How do the characters of
Rev. Parris and Thomas Putnam square with your
conception? Consider our discussion about theme,
the notes you wrote on your character tracking
sheets and T-charts this week. Draft a 6-sentence
constructed response using the template (due next
class). Requirements (60 homework points):
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Thesis
2 instances of your own opinion (10 points)
2 supports (with page numbers)
Concluding sentence about the lesson(s) these characters
teach.
Objectives: Lesson 3
 The students will complete reading Act I of The
Crucible.
 The students will review the main ideas and
events of Act I.
Objectives: Lesson 4
 The students will begin reading Act II of The
Crucible aloud in class.
 Narrator
 Elizabeth
 Proctor
 Mary Warren
 Rev. Hale
 The students will explain the main themes and
events of Act II.
Objectives: Lesson 5
 The students will complete reading Act II of The
Crucible.
 The students will be able to justify the “crime”
with the “punishment.”
Objectives: Lesson 6
 The students will be able to demonstrate their
understanding of The Crucible on the interpretive
level in order to be able to write a constructed
response on one of the following:
 Comparing Proctor and Paris
 Explaining the theme of revenge
Focus Lesson: Lesson 1
 Direct Instruction: Resource List
 Study Guides
 Vocabulary
 Character Tracking Sheet
 Guided Practice
 Vocabulary: part 1, questions #1-#3
 Preview: Study Questions #1-#3
 Overture (read aloud, pp. 6-8)
 Small Groups: Act I
 Group #1: question #1
 Group #2: question #2
 Group #3: question #3
 All Groups: report out
Focus Lesson: Lesson 2
 Guided Practice: read Act I up to Hale’s entrance
(“He appears loaded down with half a dozen
books.”).
 Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet
 Small Groups: character tracking sheet
 Group #1: Tituba
 Group #2: John Proctor
 Group #3: Rev. Parris
 All Groups: report out
Focus Lesson: Lesson 3
 Guided Practice: finish reading Act I
 Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet
(handout)
 Small Groups: study questions (Act I)
 Group #1: questions #1-#3
 Group #2: questions #4-#6
 Group #3: questions #7-#9
 All Groups: report out
Focus Lesson: Lesson 4
 Guided Practice:
 pre-reading Act II
 Reading Act II (up to Giles’ entrance)
 Cooperative Reading:
 Reading: Act II
 Character tracking: Rev. Hale
 Small Groups: study questions (Act II)
 Group #1: question #1
 Group #2: question #2
 Group #3: question #3
 All Groups: report out
Focus Lesson: Lesson 5
 Guided Practice: pre-reading the remainder of Act II
 Cooperative Reading:
 Reading: Act II
 Small Groups: character tracking sheet
 Group #1: The Nurses
 Group #2: Elizabeth
 Group #3: Rev. Hale (how has he changed from last
time? Add or remove traits and/or amend reputation
as needed)
 All Groups: report out
Focus Lesson: Lesson 6
 Arriving at a thesis statement: choose 1
 Proctor v. Parris: T-chart
 Revenge: QNTs (2)
 Cooperative Practice
 Divide into small groups (3 max.)
 Complete a constructed response form which must
contain the following:
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Thesis
Two of your own ideas
Two supports
At least one concluding sentence explaining the
practicality of your idea