Transcript The Crucible - Ms. Driskell`s Page

The Crucible
October 22, 2009
Warm Up
• Complete the vocabulary worksheet from the
Inbox
– Match the vocabulary word on the left with the
correct definition on the right
– Write one synonym for each vocabulary word
HOMEWORK DUE:
Vocabulary Journals
Double Negatives
List of negative words:
Not
Neither
Doesn’t
Never
Nothing
No
Nor
Don’t
None
“Ain’t”
Double Negatives
When two negative words are used together, they
create a positive.
(kind of like math multiplication)
-1 x -1 = +1
not + never = always
Double Negatives
Example sentence:
He ain’t never going to get into the NBA.
He definitely is going to get into the NBA.
Double Negatives
1. Ms. Driskell ain’t never going to let Shaquille
drop out of school.
2. I don’t got nothing Mr. H!!
3. Jahleel didn’t understand how none of the
fight happened.
Double Negatives
• Practice Part B with a partner
• Practice Part C ON YOUR OWN.
The Crucible: Themes
Theme: the basic and universal ideas explored in
a literary work
1.
2.
3.
4.
Intolerance
Hysteria tears apart a community
Injustice of the justice system
The power of reputation
The Crucible: Act 1 Information
• Reverend Samuel Parris
• 1692
• Reverend Parris is kneeling at the bedside of
his daughter, Betty, 10 years old, who is lying
in bed (comma like state)
The Crucible: Act 1 Information
• Reverend Samuel Parris
– Middle 40s
– He has a villainous streak to him
– Wife died
– No interest in children
– Father of Betty
The Crucible: Act 1 Information
• Salem, Massachusetts
– Puritan society
– No reading, theater or dancing, holidays
– Concentrate mostly on prayer
– Expected to work extremely hard for community
– Houses were patrolled to determine whether or
not people were good Christians
– Believed in “Dark forces”
– Theocracy (Church + State)
The Crucible: Act 1 Information
• America
– Only has colonies on the East Coast
– The “western” U.S. was considered a mystery to
be explored
– The wilderness = dark/threatening
– Forest = the devil
The Crucible Reading
• Student read aloud- 8-27
• Fill in character charts
Crucible- Film
Crucible Study Questions
1. What was Samuel Parris’s attitude toward
children?
Crucible Study Questions
2. Why do you think Rev. Parris has many
enemies?
Crucible Study Questions
3. After Parris begins to believe his daughter to
be afflicted by witchcraft, what is Thomas
Putnam’s advice to him?
Crucible Study Questions
4. What truths come out when the adults leave
the girls alone?
Crucible Study Questions
5. What’s going on between Abigail and John
Proctor?
Crucible Study Questions
6. Why does Betty start screaming?
Annotations
• Annotate: to write notes
While reading The Crucible…
1. Students circle character entrances
2. Students underline words they do not know
3. Students write in column summary of story in 4
places on each page
Parris is scared because
his daughter (Betty)
won‘t wake up
Abigail = Parris’ niece