English III A - Second Six Weeks - The Crucible and McCarthyism
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Below are the assignments you need to complete for the second six weeks of English III.
1. Drama Vocabulary - Complete the vocabulary list below. You may either print and fill in the sheet or hand write the vocabulary on separate paper.
Resources: Drama Vocabulary
2. Drama Vocabulary - Follow the link below to take the Quia quiz over Drama Vocabulary. You will need to register for Quia first. You may take this quiz more than once (but you may need to let me know to reset it , especially if you take it multiple times).
Resources: Drama Vocabulary Quiz
3. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act I - After you read Act I of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act I Quiz
4. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act II - After you read Act II of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act II Quiz
5. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act III - After you read Act III of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act III Quiz
6. Analyzing Primary Sources - from the website provided below, find a primary sources and write a short essay about what you learned about the Salem Witch Trails.
Resources: Salem Witch Trail Primary Sources
7. The Crucible Character Analysis - After you have read the play, choose two characters and explore their relationship. You will use quotes from the play to show the characters' relationship to each other. You may print and write on the sheet, or complete the assignment on separate paper (if you complete it on separate paper, you do not need to draw the stick figures).
Resources: Character Analysis Sheet
*Major Grade*: The Crucible Anticipation and Reaction Guide - This assignment will need to be started before you read the play and completed after you finish (it is worth several grades). First, before you read the play, you will provided your reactions to a list of statements. Then you will write a 200 word essay about one of the statements. After you have read the play, you will repeat the process.
Resources: The Crucible Anticipation and Reaction Guide
*Major Grade*: Reflective Essay - Choose one of the following topics and write a one page typed or two page handwritten (I may ask you to write more if your handwriting is especially large) MLA style essay with at least 2 sources for either choice. You will need to cite all sources that were used to create your biography both parenthetically in the essay's text and at the end in a works cited page. The paper's style should be MLA and if typed, should be 12 point Times New Roman Font, double spaced with one inch margins. Resources are provided below to help you meet the requirements. Plagiarism will not be accepted.
Topics: 1) In what way is fear a negative/positive attribute. Does fear still affect societal events today?
2) In what way does religion still serve as a weapon in the wrong person's hand?
Resources: Essay Writing Basics
Perdue MLA writing Guide
Easybib - for creating citations, both internal parenthetical and Works Cited pages
1. Drama Vocabulary - Complete the vocabulary list below. You may either print and fill in the sheet or hand write the vocabulary on separate paper.
Resources: Drama Vocabulary
2. Drama Vocabulary - Follow the link below to take the Quia quiz over Drama Vocabulary. You will need to register for Quia first. You may take this quiz more than once (but you may need to let me know to reset it , especially if you take it multiple times).
Resources: Drama Vocabulary Quiz
3. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act I - After you read Act I of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act I Quiz
4. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act II - After you read Act II of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act II Quiz
5. Quia Quiz over The Crucible Act III - After you read Act III of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, complete the provided quiz. Links have been provided for the full text and summary below. A video of the whole movie is provided at the bottom of this page (just ignore the subtitles).
Resources: The Crucible Full Text
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible Act III Quiz
6. Analyzing Primary Sources - from the website provided below, find a primary sources and write a short essay about what you learned about the Salem Witch Trails.
Resources: Salem Witch Trail Primary Sources
7. The Crucible Character Analysis - After you have read the play, choose two characters and explore their relationship. You will use quotes from the play to show the characters' relationship to each other. You may print and write on the sheet, or complete the assignment on separate paper (if you complete it on separate paper, you do not need to draw the stick figures).
Resources: Character Analysis Sheet
*Major Grade*: The Crucible Anticipation and Reaction Guide - This assignment will need to be started before you read the play and completed after you finish (it is worth several grades). First, before you read the play, you will provided your reactions to a list of statements. Then you will write a 200 word essay about one of the statements. After you have read the play, you will repeat the process.
Resources: The Crucible Anticipation and Reaction Guide
*Major Grade*: Reflective Essay - Choose one of the following topics and write a one page typed or two page handwritten (I may ask you to write more if your handwriting is especially large) MLA style essay with at least 2 sources for either choice. You will need to cite all sources that were used to create your biography both parenthetically in the essay's text and at the end in a works cited page. The paper's style should be MLA and if typed, should be 12 point Times New Roman Font, double spaced with one inch margins. Resources are provided below to help you meet the requirements. Plagiarism will not be accepted.
Topics: 1) In what way is fear a negative/positive attribute. Does fear still affect societal events today?
2) In what way does religion still serve as a weapon in the wrong person's hand?
Resources: Essay Writing Basics
Perdue MLA writing Guide
Easybib - for creating citations, both internal parenthetical and Works Cited pages