1. Scapegoats In The Crucible & everyday life.

2. What is a scapegoat?  Turn to your table partner and come up with a definition for the term “scapegoat”  Write it on your notecard  Be prepared to share your responses

3. Definition of a Scapegoat  a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

4. Scapegoats throughout history  Turn to your table partner and compile a list of 3-4 events in history or pop culture that involve a scapegoat (person OR group).  Write them on your notecard  For each one, list the scapegoat, the situation, and why you believe that scapegoat was picked.

5. What do you notice?  What common qualities do you see among the people or groups who are scapegoats?

6. “Catching Hell” Description  When Chicagoan Steve Bartman fatefully deflected a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, the city's long-suffering Cubs fans found someone new to blame for their cursed century without a World Series title. Director Alex Gibney explores the psychology of die- hard sports fans, the frightening phenomenon of scapegoating, and the hysteria that turned mild-mannered Bartman into the most hated man in Chicago.

7. “Catching Hell” Directions 11/21  Watch the 1 st section today and answer these questions with your table partner on the back of your notecard:  What do you think of the “Steve Bartman” incident? Why do you think the fans reacted the way they did? Do you think Steve Bartman acted appropriately?

8. “Catching Hell” Directions 11/25  Finish the 2 nd half of the documentary and write reactions to the following on the paper provided:  Describe the incident that happened to Steve Bartman.  How does Steve Bartman fit the definition of a scapegoat?  What makes Bartman an easy target?  What mistakes do you think were made in the handling of the Steve Bartman incident?  What lesson does the Steve Bartman incident show for not just sports fans, but all people?