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The Crucible

Remedial ActivitiesThe remedial activities are the same as in the book, but the language and content are simplified. The remedial activities are designated with a star before each handout number and were carefully selected to give the student a variety of activities that focus on literary devices in the play.

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The Crucible

LESSON PLAN DETAILSACT ONE

1. Character Identification—hand out and have students complete in class (30 minutes) 4. Photo Description: Grammar Application—hand out and have students complete in

class (20 minutes) 7. Anticipation and Reaction Guide—hand out and have students complete in class

(10 minutes)

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Act One✦ Handout 1

Character Identification

Many characters are introduced in Act One. To understand the play you need to know“who is who.”

Directions: Test yourself by matching each character below to the correct description.Each character is used once.

1. ____ After losing seven children in childbirth, she sent her daughter to conjure spirits.

2. ____ Orphan and niece of Parris. She had a love affair with Proctor.

3. ____ Negro slave from Barbados. She says the devil told herto kill Parris.

4. ____ Reverend of Salem and former businessman inBarbados. He feels his pay is too low.

5. ____ Sues his neighbors over simple things. Wonderswhy his wife reads “strange” books.

6. ____ Witchcraft expert from Beverly.

7. ____ Daughter of Rev. Parris.

8. ____ When she is near, Betty is less upset.

9. ____ Current servant for the Proctors.

10. ____ Parris saw this girl naked in the woods.

11. ____ Daughter of the Putnams.

12. ____ His father always gave away land that belongedto other people, according to Giles.

A. ParrisB. HaleC. Mary WarrenD.Giles Corey

E. Thomas PutnamF. RuthG. BettyH. Abigail

I. Rebecca NurseJ. Ann Putnam K. Mercy LewisL. Tituba


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Photo Description: Grammar Application

A picture tells a thousand words. We understand a lot about a situation from a simplesnapshot of the moment.

Directions: Fill in the chart below with eight nouns that fit the mood of this scenebetween Abigail and Proctor. Remember that a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Thefirst noun has been completed for you as an example.

Nouns

Example: anger

The picture below shows only Abigail, who seems to be doing nothing. The expression onher face in this photo, however, tells much about her character.

Directions: Fill in the chart below with six adjectives to describe Abigail as she looks inthis photo. Remember that an adjective is a descriptive word that modifies a noun. Thefirst adjective has been completed for you as an example.

Adjectives

Example: hopeful

Write About It! Select one of the pictures above as the subject for a paragraph. Be certainto use the nouns or adjectives that you listed. Use the back of this sheet for your photoparagraph.

Source: www.movieweb.com


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Anticipation and Reaction Guide

It’s interesting to see how our opinions about events change over time. This chart helpsyou do just that! Keep this handout. You will need it after you finish reading the play.

Directions: Answer each of the following statements two times: once before reading theplay and then again after reading. After reading the play, come back to this activity andanswer the questions at the bottom of the page. Write Y if you agree with the statementWrite N if you disagree with the statement.

Reflection Questions

1. Which of your answers in the chart above changed after reading the play? Whatchanged your opinion?

2. Which change surprised you the most? How might this new knowledge make you seeother situations in the future?

3. Did any of your answers stay the same? Does this surprise you? Explain.

Before Topic: Salem Witch Trials AfterReading Reading

The play The Crucible is true story of what happened in Salem.

Nobody really died as a result of the trials.

Several women were actually practicing witchcraft to try to destroy the Puritan religion.

People were believed to be guilty until proven innocent in these trials.

The witch hunt was started by a group of young girls.

A common way to “press” the truth from people was to place heavy stones on their chests until they agreed to talk.

Witch hunts could not happen in modern-day society.


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LESSON PLAN DETAILSACT TWO

1. Act Two: Countless Conflicts—hand out and have students complete in class (20 minutes)

2. Journal Topics—hand out and have students complete in class (20 minutes) 3. Wheels in Motion—hand out and have students complete in class (20 minutes)


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Act Two: Countless Conflicts

A conflict is a struggle between two forces. In literature, authors use many types ofconflicts to add to a story’s plot. This is true of The Crucible.

Directions: Fill in the blanks below with character names to see the different types ofconflicts found in this play.

• Person vs. Person conflicts are the struggles between two people. These can be physicalstruggles or emotional struggles.

Person vs. Person

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• Person vs. Self conflicts are the struggles characters have with themselves. Often thestruggle deals with an important decision or shameful secret.

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• Person vs. Society conflicts are struggles between a person and a larger group. In thisplay, a character might be in conflict with the whole Puritan society, the church, or asmaller group of people like the accusing girls.

Person vs. Society

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Journal Topics

Each of the following journal topics relates in some way to Act Two. The topics also dealwith real-world problems. Your opinions about how characters act in literature show howyou think about the same events in the real world. These journal questions are as muchabout you and your thoughts as they are about the play. This is your chance to share yourideas on the topics.

Directions: Answer the questions below.

• John committed the sin of adultery with Abigail. This means he was not faithful to hiswife. Does he seem truly sorry for his mistake? Does Elizabeth truly forgive him? Inyour opinion, can a husband or wife ever truly trust the one who cheats? Explain.Reread for clues on how this mistake changes their marriage. Would you give a cheater asecond chance? Explain.

• The Puritans believe that bad luck comes to an entire community if just one member oftheir group sins. This explains their personal worries over their neighbors’ behavior. Is ittrue that “one bad apple can spoil the barrel”? Do the actions of your neighbors orclassmates affect your decisions? If they misbehave, will you also suffer in the futurebecause of them? Explain.

Arthur Miller married film starMarilyn Monroe in 1956.


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Wheels in Motion

In Act One, Ann Putnam says, “There are wheels within wheels in this village and fireswithin fires.” She seems to be saying that things are not as simple as they first look. Theuse of a wheel, however, takes on special meaning as the play continues. Each event seemsto set in motion other, worse events.

Directions: Think of things that happen in the play that fit this pattern. Fill in the eventsbelow to show how they are connected. Be sure to add details!

Event One Event Two

Event Three


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LESSON PLAN DETAILSACT THREE

3. Character Flaws—hand out and have students complete in class (30 minutes) 6. Plot: Act Three—hand out and have students complete in class (30 minutes)


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Character Flaws

Many of the characters in this play blame their problems on outside forces. However, thetrue source of their troubles is inside themselves. It’s human nature to have personalstrengths and weaknesses. Sometimes those weaknesses have too much power. That seemsto be the case with many of the townspeople in Salem.

Directions: For each character, select a flaw from the following list. Give an example fromthe text that shows this character flaw. Some flaws fit for more than one character. Youwon’t use every flaw listed.

envy lustdishonesty immaturityguilt greedsuspicion griefquick-tempered behavior self-doubt

Character Flaw Example

John Proctor 1. 1.

Abigail Williams 1. 1.

Reverend Parris 1. 1.

Ann Putnam 1. 1.


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Plot: Act Three

Plot is the series of events that make up the story. A lot happens in Act Three, and it iseasy to get the order of things confused. This activity helps you keep the story in itscorrect order.

Directions: Number the events from 1 to 10 with 1 being the first thing that happens and10 being the last thing that happens. If you get stuck, try beginning at the ending andworking your way back. We’ve numbered the first and last events for you.

a. ____ John Proctor learns that his wife, Elizabeth, is pregnant.

b. ____ Francis and Giles burst into the courtroom.

c. ____ Abigail claims that Mary’s form is coming to her in the shape of an evil bird.

d. ____ Abigail claims that a cold wind has surrounded her.

e. ____ The girls repeat Mary’s words in a strange chant.

f. ____ John Proctor admits to the crime of lechery.

g. ____ Reverend Hale leaves the court.

h. ____ Elizabeth Proctor says she doesn’t know anything about John’s adultery.

i. ____ John tells Elizabeth that he confessed to adultery.

j. ____ Mary Warren tries to tell the truth.

The above events do not cover all the details in Act Three. In the chart below, giveanother detail that take place in this act. Tell where the detail would fit in the abovesequence of events.

Additional Detail Where it fits in the sequence of events

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LESSON PLAN DETAILSACT FOUR

3. Quotation Examination—hand out and have students complete in class (1 class period) 5. The Tragic Hero—hand out and have students complete in class (45 minutes)


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Quotation Examination

Act Four is full of important, thoughtful statements. Emotions and events that take yearsto understand can often be stated in a single quote. The conversations between charactersin this act touch upon ideas and feelings deeper than those we see with our eyes.

Directions: Use the chart below to list three quotations that you find important orinteresting.

Quotation Page What about this quotation interests Numbers you or is important?


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The Tragic Hero

A tragedy is a drama that has an unhappy ending. In tragedies a maincharacter usually has a major downfall. This character is known asthe tragic hero. Tragic heroes have several characteristics. Theseinclude the following:

• qualities that people admire• sympathy from audience/readers for anything bad

that happens to them• one major flaw or terrible mistake in their past• total ruin usually caused by the flaw or mistake

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences and examples from the text.

1. In your opinion, who is the tragic hero in this play? Is there more than one?

2. What is this hero’s flaw or mistake? (Answer this question for every tragic hero younamed in question #1).

3. Even though the hero or heroes you named has either a flaw or has made a mistake,what do you still admire about the character or characters?


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