May 29- embeding quotes

We did another character diary and worked on embedding quotes:

Multi-part assignment

Choose two quotes

1. Explain what they mean (1-3 sentences)
2. Explain whether you agree or disagree (1-3 sentences)
3. Make a statement about life, imbedding one of Franklin’s quote into your statement.

EXAMPLE

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

1. This quote is explaining how to live a healthy, wealthy and wise life.  All you need to do is go to bed early and wake up early.
2. Yeah, I don’t really agree.  I think that some people are morning people and some are night people.  I do think that he might be talking a bit about partiers.  If you go to sleep early, you aren’t tempted to go out at night-something which makes being healthy, wealthy, and wise a bit more difficult.
3. While some people may think that the only way to enjoy life is to party all night, I’ve always felt that, “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Fish and visitors smell in three days.

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Second Quote:

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May 27- 114-123

We did another character diary and also worked on the following worksheet for the Crucible:

Act 4 worksheet

Read pages 114 (“good morning, Excellency)-123 (Parris goes out) with or four or five others.

Large parts: Danforth, Parris, Hale, Narrator

Small parts: Herrick, Cheever, Hathorne, Elizabeth

Proctor, Goody Proctor and Goody Nurse are all soon to be hung.  Does that mean they have or haven’t confessed to witchcraft?

Hathorne says that Parris, “has a mad look these days.”  What is Parris doing that makes Hathorne say this?

Why might he be acting this way?

What did Abigail do?  How does this affect the Salem Witch trials?

P. 117 they discuss news from Andover.  What is the important news from Andover and how does it affect Salem?

Why does Parris say that it is so important that they get Proctor, Goody Proctor or Goody Nurse to confess to witchcraft?

Why won’t Danforth postpone the executions?

Although not directly stated in the play, there is a simple explanation for cattle wandering the streets, orphans wandering from house to house and rotting crops everywhere.  What is it?

Again we have a character (this time it is Hale) using vivid imagery to get his point across.  P. 121 “I come to do the Devil’s work.  I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves (they should lie).  There is blood on my head!  Can you not see the blood on my head!!”

What does Hale mean when he says that he is counseling Christians to lie? 

What does he mean when he says “There is blood on my head!”?

Explain how Hale’s belief has changed over the course of this trial.

What do Hale and the others want Elizabeth to do?

May 26- Character Journal

Today we began our character journal. We will be working on them for the next six days. Here's the outline for it:

The Crucible - Character Diary Project

Assignment:

Before you begin, it is important for you to realize that writing - other than religious poems and praises - was not allowed by the Puritans. It was considered a sin, and punishable as an offense. What if one of the characters in The Crucible kept a "forbidden diary," detailing their thoughts and insights on the events happening around them? Most importantly, this diary would reveal much about this person's inner feelings, motives, and reactions. 

This project will allow you to "become" one of these people, and demonstrate to me your expert understanding of his or her character.

Now that we have completed reading Act I, II, and III we have been introduced to most of the major characters in The Crucible.  Here is your task for this project:

1.      Pick one character that intrigues you

2.      Create a personal diary or journal for that character, which depicts the major events happening in the story - both "seen" and "unseen" in the play itself. You are writing as if you are that character, from their viewpoint and perspective, in the first person narrative form.  

Here are the types of entries:

A descriptive entry, using strong visual and sensory images to create a 

lasting impression on your reader.  Anything can be vividly described - a room, a place, an object, a person, or an event which was significant to your character.

A narrative entry, detailing a short story of a significant event including setting, characters, time sequence, brief plot, and dialogue.

A persuasive entry - this entry will reflect your character's wishes for something (an action or person), and how they might write to obtain their wish. For example, what might Abigail write to John Proctor to convince him that she is his one an only true love? What might Reverend Hale (or any number of people) write to an authority figure, to convince them to stop the trials?

A reflective entry - describing in detail what a significant event has 

meant to your character personally, how it has changed him or her personally, what important lesson did he or she learn from it, how will they apply it later in life?

·    You must write 6 entries-one each of: descriptive, narrative, persuasive, reflective-plus two other entries of any combination of those types

·    Each entry should be 200 words or longer

May 21- page 80 worksheet

Today in class we got into groups, read the play and filled out the following worksheet

Name:  ________________________________

Ÿ  Begin reading on page 80 (when Giles is pushed out)

Ÿ  In this next part, Giles Corey, Francis Nurse, and Proctor will bring forth evidence to try and help their wives’ cases.

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Parts to be read in this section: 

Danforth (longest part) ______________ Francis ________________ 

Narrator (long part) ________________Hale_______________ Hathorne_____________ Parris______________ Giles______________

Proctor (long part)_____________ Herrick_________________

Mary Warren______________ Cheever___________ Putnam __________

BEFORE GROUP BEGINS READING, ANSWER NUMBER 1

1.  We were already told at the end of Act Two what Proctor wants Mary Warren to tell the court.  What is it?

2. What damning evidence does Cheever tell the court about Proctor (p. 83)?

3.  Danforth tells Proctor some interesting information about Elizabeth Proctor.  What is it (p.85)?

Does this change anything?

Ÿ  A deposition is a legal document one signs.  Think of it as a written testimony for the court.

P. 86 The first piece of evidence is a deposition presented by Proctor.

4.  Explain what the deposition is stating and who has signed it.

5.  What does Parris want to happen to these people?

6.  Why is Francis upset at Danforth’s decision?

P. 88 The second piece of evidence is Giles’ deposition.

7.  What does Giles’ deposition state?

8.  Why won’t Giles give out the name of the man who is mentioned in the deposition?

9.  Why do you think that no one wants to come and be a witness in court?

10.  What has Hale done that has made him so agitated?

Stop reading on page 94 (when the girls enter)

11.  Brainstorm as a group what you think will happen at the end of this scene.

May 19- Act project

We finished reading Act Two and now are doing a project for the end of it. Here are the options for the project:

You are going to pick one section of Act Two to focus on.

Choose one of the following to complete for your section:

1.     Act it out-You will be graded primarily on your emotion and blocking.  

2.     Act it out using puppet theater. You will have to videotape this. I’ve got a printout of pilgrims that you can cut out and decorate.

3.     Create a multi-paneled comic strip of the section.  Make sure ALL characters are included as well as ALL major topics.  This doesn’t have to be word-for-word.  Choose this option only if you are a good artist and will spend time on it.

4.     Re-write the scene. Give it a different outcome. Then write an essay explaining how this outcome affects the ending of the play. I will grade this on creativity of the rewritten scene as well as a thoughtful description of how the play ends.

Here are the sections. 

53 (when Mary Warren enters) –57 (Mary Warren exits) Elizabeth, Proctor, Mary Warren 57(Mary Warren exits)-59 (When Mr. Hale enters) Elizabeth, Proctor  59(When Mr. Hale enters)-61 (When Hale says, “Woman, it is possible”) Hale, Proctor You also will need an Elizabeth for a short part 61 (When Hale says, “’Woman, it is possible”)-62 (I’ll not conceal it) Hale, Proctor  62 (I’ll not conceal it)-64 (when Proctor says, “I think it be a small fault”) Hale, Proctor You also will need an Elizabeth for a short part

64(when Proctor says, “I think it be a small fault”)-67 (When Giles Corey appears) Hale, Proctor, Elizabeth  67(When Giles Corey appears)-71 (Enter Elizabeth) Hale, Proctor, Giles, Cheever You also will need an Elizabeth, Francis and Herrick for short parts 71(Enter Elizabeth)-76 (end) Proctor, Mary Warren, Hale, Elizabeth You also will need a Cheever, Giles, Herrick and Francis for short parts

May 13- pages 47-53

We started watching The Crucible and then read/filled out the following worksheet:

Worksheet for 47-53

Choose parts:

John Proctor read by: __________________________________

Elizabeth Proctor read by: ___________________________________

First, read the entire Act Two narration on page 47.

Where does this scene take place?

What does John do to the stew?

Now, Read to page 53

As we are introduced to this couple, we are giving a hint about their relationship because of a “lie” that Proctor tells his wife about the stew. 

1.  How does Proctor mislead her about the stew?

2.  What does it tell us about their relationship?

The Proctors are a couple not entirely at ease with each other.  List 3 things that they do or say during the first 3 pages that show they are “tiptoeing” around each other and trying to spare each other’s feelings.

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How has Mary Warren changed?

What has caused this change?

On page 50, Proctor’s stage directions are, “scoffing, but without conviction.”  Write the stage directions in your own words (you may need to figure out what those words mean).

What are the reasons Proctor has for not telling the court about what Abigail told him?  List one he says and one he doesn’t say.

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Stop reading on page 53 when Mary Warren enters

Now let’s modernize this scene.

Let’s say John and Elizabeth are dating in high school. What would a conversation of theirs be like today?

You could write this as:

·       An interaction/argument they have in the halls

·       A group of texts back and forth

·       A phone call one makes to the other

·       Emails or Facebook posts back and forth

·       Add a third or fourth person into the argument

(if you want extra credit, present this to the class)

May 11th 26-38

We did the following worksheet:

Worksheet for pages 25-30 and 34-38

Read pages 25-30

How do you catch a child’s spirit according to Rebecca Nurse?

Rebecca says, “This will set us all to arguing’ again in the society and we thought to have peace this year.”  What can we infer from this statement?

What is Rebecca’s and Proctor’s problem with Parris’ preaching?

Pages 25-30 focus on arguments between some of the central characters in the play; Samuel Parris, John Proctor, Thomas Putnam and Giles Corey.  On the back of this paper, write down four disagreements and who they are between.

Read the first paragraph of the exposition starting on page 30.

Does Reverend Hale enjoy his work?

What helped convince Hale that witchcraft exists?

Extra Credit:  Read the exposition from 31-34 and write an outline of what is being discussed.  Depending on the thoroughness of the outline, this can be worth 10-20 points

Read 34-38

Who is the “Old Boy” that Hale mentions?

What does Proctor say just before he exits?  What does he mean by it?

What is Giles’ question for Hale?

Read the exposition starting on page 38

What adjectives are used to describe Giles?  List at least four.

1.                                                                     3.

2.                                                                     4.

May 7th- 21-24 worksheet

We read some more of the Crucible and filled out the following worksheet

Questions for pages 20-23

In this section, we find out that Abigail and John have had an affair.  We also get a good glimpse into their relationship.

Decide who is going to be Abigail and who is going to be John Proctor.  Write down your names:

______________________________                        ______________________________

Abigail                                                                                    John

Read from page 20-“Mercy sidles out” to page 23 “The singing has stopped…”

Describe the relationship between Proctor and Abigail.

Write down two separate lines from Abigail in which she tries to seduce Proctor.

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Abigail gets mad when Proctor calls her “child.”  Why?

Why does Abigail say she hates Mrs. Proctor?

Now what’s her real reason for hating Mrs. Proctor?

Why does Betty start screaming?

Who is more at fault for committing adultery?  Abigail or Proctor?  Explain why.

May 1st- 15 questions

Here is a list of the questions that we've been answering as we read the exposition part of the play:

1.Describe Parris’ personality.  What was he like?

2.Is he a religious man?

3.Describe the “town” of Salem.

4.What does the author think of Salem folks?  Explain.

5.What were two reasons that people were law-abiding citizens?

6.What is the paradox of the Salem tragedy?

7.Write three reasons a citizen of Salem might have for accusing a neighbor of witchcraft.

8.List the two reasons that Putnam is upset in life.

9.What’s Proctor’s occupation?

10.Why would a fool dislike Proctor?

11. Why would that be a problem for Proctor?

12. How does Proctor regard himself?

13. Do other people know this?

14. Why did some people resent Francis Nurse?

15. List the two reasons that the Putnams dislike the Nurses.

May 4th worksheet pages 7-13

We are working on getting through the play, The Crucible

Today we finished the worksheet for pages 7-13

Questions for pages 7-13.

Abigail is described as dissembling.  What does dissembling mean?  

What news does Susanna bring from the doctor?

What does the doctor suggest might be the cause?

What rumor has been spreading among the villagers about Parris’ daughter?

List three things that Parris saw in the forest.

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Why won’t Goody Proctor come to church?

How is Ann Putnam responsible for the witchcraft hysteria in this chapter?

Why did Parris send for Reverend Hale?

Both Parris and the Putnams have children similarly afflicted.  But while the Putnam’s are quick to jump to the idea of witchcraft, Parris seems loathe to even consider the possibility.  What do you think the reason for this is?