1. The Crucible By Arthur Miller
Ms. Edwards
English III

2. What we will be doing
We will be reading the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Also we will discuss our author Arthur Miller and the real history of the trials.
Two exams, each covering two acts and some notes.
There will be a final project to go along with this
Once we are finished we will watch the 1996 version of the Crucible.

3. The Play
The Crucible is a dramatization of the events that took place during the Salem Witch Trials in
The story follows the people of Salem as the hysteria of witches takes over the town and claims many innocent lives.
The Crucible is not an accurate representation of the events that took place during the trails.
Some of the name of the characters in the play are based off of real people. However Miller changed some events to fit the play.

4. The Author Arthur Miller wrote this play back in 1952.
He used the back drop of the Witch trials to represent a type of Witch hunt happening in the 50s.
The Gov’t were looking for people working with the Communist Party. Miller was one of many who were accused of being a Communist.

5. The History
The Salem witch trials took place in 1692 and ended in 1693.
The Reverend’s daughter and a few other children starting having fits (threw things, and made strange sounds).
They accused three women of casting spells on them.
More than 200 people were accused of witchcraft however only 20 were executed.
Fourteen women and five men were executed by hanging. One man was crushed to death.

6. Your Materials Bring these materials to class every day!! Textbook
Binder for notes
Writing utensil
Any study guides that I hand out

7. Schedule Week 1: Act 1, 2 and Notes over Author Week 2: Exam and Act 3
Week 3: Act 4, Notes over History and Discuss projects
Week 4: Exam, start working on projects and movie.

8. Final Project
Option 1- Group video project: Do an interpretation of one of the scenes.
Option 2- Research Paper: Research a particular event or a person involved in the trials.
Option 3- Soundtrack- Choose music that you think goes with a scene, or a person. A mix tape of someone’s life.

9. Hope you all enjoy!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask during class or me. Be ready to begin next week!
“I have given you my soul;
leave me my name!”
- John Procter, The Crucible