Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School December 14, 2015 – T.B.D.

Do Now (Dec. 14): Free Write  How do you think most people try to resolve their conflicts publically?

Do Now (Dec. 15): Vocabulary  Complete reading assignment 1 vocabulary, part 2.

Do Now (Dec. 16): Vocabulary  Complete the rest of the questions for reading assignment 1 vocabulary, part 1.

Do Now (Dec. 21): Quiz  Complete the quiz questions (10 min).  Copy the following vocabulary words to your notebooks and leave space between each for definitions:  Ascertain  Diabolism  Bemused

Do Now: Dec. 22  Complete questions #1 and #2 of part I on the vocabulary study sheet (handout).

Unit Objectives:  Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical and personal.  Students will consider the theme:  Crime and Punishment  Individual vs. Authority  Revenge vs. Righteous Indignation

Objectives: Lesson 1  To introduce the Crucible unit  To distribute plays and other related materials  To preview the study questions for Act One  To familiarize students with the vocabulary for Act One

Objectives: Lesson 2  The students will be practice reading the play orally in order to interpret the play.  The students will evaluate each other’s reading:  Fluency  Clarity  Audibility  Pronounciation

Homework: due Dec. 18  What is a “good” person? How do the characters of Rev. Parris and Thomas Putnam square with your conception? Consider our discussion about theme, the notes you wrote on your character tracking sheets and T-charts this week. Draft a 6-sentence constructed response using the template (due next class). Requirements (60 homework points):  Thesis  2 instances of your own opinion (10 points)  2 supports (with page numbers)  Concluding sentence about the lesson(s) these characters teach.

Objectives: Lesson 3  The students will complete reading Act I of The Crucible.  The students will review the main ideas and events of Act I.

Objectives: Lesson 4  The students will begin reading Act II of The Crucible aloud in class.  Narrator  Elizabeth  Proctor  Mary Warren  Rev. Hale  The students will explain the main themes and events of Act II.

Objectives: Lesson 5  The students will complete reading Act II of The Crucible.  The students will be able to justify the “crime” with the “punishment.”

Objectives: Lesson 6  The students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of The Crucible on the interpretive level in order to be able to write a constructed response on one of the following:  Comparing Proctor and Paris  Explaining the theme of revenge

Focus Lesson: Lesson 1  Direct Instruction: Resource List  Study Guides  Vocabulary  Character Tracking Sheet  Guided Practice  Vocabulary: part 1, questions #1-#3  Preview: Study Questions #1-#3  Overture (read aloud, pp. 6-8)  Small Groups: Act I  Group #1: question #1  Group #2: question #2  Group #3: question #3  All Groups: report out

Focus Lesson: Lesson 2  Guided Practice: read Act I up to Hale’s entrance (“He appears loaded down with half a dozen books.”).  Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet  Small Groups: character tracking sheet  Group #1: Tituba  Group #2: John Proctor  Group #3: Rev. Parris  All Groups: report out

Focus Lesson: Lesson 3  Guided Practice: finish reading Act I  Direct Instruction: character tracking sheet (handout)  Small Groups: study questions (Act I)  Group #1: questions #1-#3  Group #2: questions #4-#6  Group #3: questions #7-#9  All Groups: report out

Focus Lesson: Lesson 4  Guided Practice:  pre-reading Act II  Reading Act II (up to Giles’ entrance)  Cooperative Reading:  Reading: Act II  Character tracking: Rev. Hale  Small Groups: study questions (Act II)  Group #1: question #1  Group #2: question #2  Group #3: question #3  All Groups: report out

Focus Lesson: Lesson 5  Guided Practice: pre-reading the remainder of Act II  Cooperative Reading:  Reading: Act II  Small Groups: character tracking sheet  Group #1: The Nurses  Group #2: Elizabeth  Group #3: Rev. Hale (how has he changed from last time? Add or remove traits and/or amend reputation as needed)  All Groups: report out

Focus Lesson: Lesson 6  Arriving at a thesis statement: choose 1  Proctor v. Parris: T-chart  Revenge: QNTs (2)  Cooperative Practice  Divide into small groups (3 max.)  Complete a constructed response form which must contain the following:  Thesis  Two of your own ideas  Two supports  At least one concluding sentence explaining the practicality of your idea