1. Describe the picture  See  Hear  Taste  Smell  Feel

2. Describe the picture  See  Hear  Taste  Smell  Feel

3. Describe the picture  See  Hear  Taste  Smell  Feel

5. What is a pit?

6. What is a pendulum?

7. Make a prediction  What will happen in the story?

8. Setting: The Spanish Inquisition  1478  Before or after The Crucible?  If you did not follow the teachings of the Catholic Church, you were tortured or executed  You were tortured less if you named others who were “not following the teachings”  Sound familiar?

9. Spanish Inquisition

10. Vapor  It was so foggy out that the water vapor in the air left a layer of moisture on my skin.  Very small particles in the air (usually water)

11. Abyss  The scary part of climbing a mountain is looking down into the abyss.  An extremely deep pit that is too deep to measure

12. torturous  The sick man had to go through several torturous medical tests.  Severely painful

13. Exceed  Marie didn’t want to exceed her budget, so she kept track of all the money she spent.  To go beyond; to be greater than

14. Pendulum  The cat watched the rhythmic motion of the clock’s pendulum.  An object that is hung so that it can swing back and forth.

15. Crescent  DeAndre looked up at the crescent moon.  A shape similar to that of a quarter moon.

16. Suffocated  The people trapped in the crowded elevator nearly suffocated from the closed in space.  Died from a lack of oxygen

17. Sidelong  With a wide, sidelong reach, the spectator caught the fly ball in his glove.  Toward the side

18. Essential Vocabulary  Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces  Internal: in one’s mind  Man vs. self: decision-making  External: outside the mind  Man vs. Man: character vs. character  Man vs. Nature: character vs. weather  Man vs. Society: character vs. large group of people

19. Video 1: What type of conflict is it?  Man vs. Self?  Man vs. Man?  Man vs. Nature  Man vs. Society

20. Video 2: What type of conflict is it?  Man vs. Self?  Man vs. Man?  Man vs. Nature  Man vs. Society

21. Video 3: What type of conflict is it?  Man vs. Self?  Man vs. Man?  Man vs. Nature  Man vs. Society

22. Video 4: What type of conflict is it?  Man vs. Self?  Man vs. Man?  Man vs. Nature  Man vs. Society

23. Essential Vocabulary  Imagery: language that appeals to the senses  Sight  Hearing  Touch  Taste  Sound

24. Essential Vocabulary  Mood: The “feeling” of the text  What was the mood of the Crucible?  How do authors create mood?

25.  Suspense  Getting a feeling of unease or that something may happen.  How do movie producers create suspense?  How do writers create suspense? Essential Vocabulary

26. The End of Notes

27. The Pit and the Pendulum Vocabulary  Hideous:  That small dog was the most hideous thing I’ve ever seen.  Very ugly

28. The Pit and the Pendulum Vocabulary  Clammy  When James feels nervous, his hands get clammy  Cold and sticky; sweaty

29. Agony  I was in great agony after breaking my arm.  Intense pain or suffering

30. The Pit and the Pendulum Vocabulary  Merged:  The traffic from the two highways merged into one lane.  Joined together

31. The Pit and the Pendulum Vocabulary  Resolving:  I am resolving to do better on my next English test.  Making a strong decision