English 3 R

Unit 1: Looking Back, "The Crucible" Act I

Scheduled to be taught on 09/26
Created by Davison, Alisha

Assignments
1) Crucible Guided Notes Act I, Due 09/27/2019
Interdisciplinary Connections
Social Studies 6.1 U.S. History, Social Studies 6.2 World History/Global Studies
Technology Integration
Technology Integration: Empowered Learner, Digital Citizens, Knowledge Constructor, Creative Communicator
Equipment Needed
Computer
Goals and Objectives
[1.] SWBAT find and analyze conflict between characters.
[2.] SWBAT relate the text to historical/social influences or events.
[3.] SWBAT create parenthetical citations from the text.
[4.] SWBAT summarize and paraphrase information from the text.
Do-Now/Mini-lesson/Warm-up
ActivelyLearn "The witch: The facts behind the folktales" article with guided reading questions and short answer response
Learning Activities or Instructional Strategies
Students will log onto ActivelyLearn and complete the assigned text, "The witch: The facts behind the folktales," to identify and record how the idea of witches was initiated
amongst human beings. Students will continue reading Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible" in class. Students will place their desks in a large circle and assign roles to themselves to
read the characters' dialogue throughout the play. Students will read text aloud and add to their guided notes for Act I while reading. Discussion points will be made throughout the
reading to ensure reading comprehension, identification of characterization traits, plot development, and connections to Puritanism, the Salem Witch Hunts, and McCarthyism. As
students finish reading Act I, they will start to compare and contrast the CommonLit articles they read and completed last week, "Puritan Law and Character," "The Salem (And
Other) Witch Hunts," and "McCarthyism," to "The Crucible." Direct quotations must be made on a separate Google Docs for students to use as a helpful tool when completing their
essay.
Differentiation
Visual - modeling guided notes
Auditory - reading text aloud, discussion questions
Kinesthetic - use of computers; typing guided notes
Linguistic - literature circle, in-class discussion, citations from informational texts
Modifications
N/A
Resources Provided
N/A
Assessments
ActivelyLearn responses(Summative)
Lit circle / Discussion (Formative)
Guided Notes (Summative)
Standards

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1. 3.11-12.RLA Grade 12 CPI 01
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence and make relevant connections to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including
determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
2. 3.11-12.RLA Grade 12 CPI 03
Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the
characters are introduced and developed).
3. 3.11-12.RLB Grade 12 CPI 05
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic
resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
Lesson Documents
1. Crucible Act I Guided Notes.pdf

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