Also, make sure you have two questions from Act 4.
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Visit the "This I Believe" website to listen/read one of the essays posted on the site. Directions for this first step are on the handout given in class. Also, make sure you have two questions from Act 4.
- Q/CM response (related to hysteria/irrationality) from Act 3
- Act 4 Vocab: beguile, disputation, sibilance, reprieve, indictment, gaunt, agape Due Mon. 10/26:
Watch the TED Talk "The Pattern Between Self-Deception" and in your response: - Explain the main points made by the speaker - Express your opinion on the ideas presented - Make connections between the topic(s) of the speech and your own experiences, observation, or reading (especially The Crucible!) Read from the beginning of Act 3 to Giles Corey's line: "I'll kill you, Putnam"
Record two questions (1 factual, 1 discussion) from this section - Look up the definition of mass hysteria and record.
- Read this article and write a summary of what it's about. Also write down any connections you can make between the topic of the article and The Crucible. - Research one more example of mass hysteria and write down what happened. Write two more questions (1 factual, 1 discussion) for the second half of Act 2 (from Hale's entrance)
Define and write sentences for the following Act 3 Vocab: abundant effrontery wrath gait auger incredulous imperceptible Due Monday -
Act 2 Reading: In class 2nd block - We read up to Hale's entrance in Act 2. Write two questions from this section, and briefly describe the relationships between John and Elizabeth, John and Mary, Mary and Elizabeth. Finish reading the rest of Act 2 by Monday. Weekly Paper #7: Theme Analysis Acts 1 & 2 In the first paragraph, discuss the play and the theme you believe is most apparent in the first half of the play. In the second paragraph, explain how the theme is developed using integrated quotes from either act. Be sure to include analysis that explains how the support relates back to and supports the theme. Due 2nd block:
Act 2 Vocab (definition, original sentence) ameliorate, indignant, blasphemy, wily, pallor, avid, flailing +Make sure you are caught up on reading/annotating Act 1 Due 1st block:
Read opening commentary of The Crucible up to the stage directions: "Reverend Parris is praying now" Due 2nd block: Read up to Hale's entrance in Act 1 of The Crucible, annotating for the motif of fear as you read. Due 1st block next week: WP#6 Read the article "Still Puritan After All These Years" Analyze the article's main point and assert an opinion on the article's topic. Include support for your opinion. |
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