The Crucible - Scavenger Hunt

Using web research from this page on The Crucible and other pages (not wikipedia), answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. For each answer, include the website where you found it.

1. When was The Crucible written?
2. What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible?
3. Where did he go to college?
4. Name another play written by Miller.
5. With what famous actress did Miller have a relationship?
6. What was The Red Scare?
7. Who was Joe McCarthy and what was he afraid of?
8. Who were three other famous Americans who were investigated during The Red Scare?
9. What was The House of Un-American Activities Committee?
10. What is another example of a "witch hunt" from history? Describe it.
11. Define "historical fiction."
12. Define "Puritan."
13. Define "predestination."
14. How were Puritan children treated?
15. What was the life expectancy in America in 1692?
16. What was a typical Puritan school like?
17. What was the role of women in Puritan society?
18. On what date was Giles Corey pressed to death?

When finished, turn in your answers and go to QUIZLET (see sidebar) to practice vocab.

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The Crucible Intro

+Who were the Puritans?

+History Channel documentary w/questions

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Type Of Mice and Men ACT Prompt

FLEX Only

Respond to the following prompt as a comment: (You have 20 minutes)

Throughout history people have debated what is considered art because art is subjective and personal. Some people support graffiti as valid artistic expression becasue they think it's a personal expression of their experience. Other people do not support graffiti as legitimate because they see it as vandalism and not a traditional/typical for of art. In your opinion, should graffiti be considered a form of art?

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ACT Prompt on Of Mice and Men

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The Writing Process

Prep for tomorrow's ACT style exam

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Of Mice and Men final test (120 points)

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Review for Of Mice and Men test tomorrow

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Of Mice and Men review

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Blog Post 3 - Of Mice and Men Reflection

Directions for the day:

1. In a WORD document, answer the following. At the end of the hour, cut and paste your essay as a comment:

Did George make the right decision to kill Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men? Use support from the book, research, and your own experience.

Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraph 2: Reason 1, examples
Paragraph 3: Reason 2, examples
Paragraph 4: Reason 3, examples
Paragraph 5: Conclusion


Some possible reasons IN FAVOR of George's decision:

• Curley would have killed Lennie anyway
• Lennie could have been put in a mental institution or prison
• George did it in a way where Lennie felt no pain
• George actually did it out of love for Lennie
• ...other ideas?

Some possible reasons AGAINST George's decision

• A friend should never harm another friend
• There was no guarantee that Curley would have killed Lennie
• There was no guarantee that Lennie and George couldn't have escaped
• It is never okay to kill another person
• ...other ideas?

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Vocab worksheet

Preview next week's exam

Continue Of Mice and Men film

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Start Of Mice and Men film

Of Mice and Men: Intro to Quizlet, Chapter 4 reflection

First 25 minutes of class: Click on "Literary Terms on Quizlet" in the sidebar. Complete the activities in this order:

1. FAMILIARIZE
2. LEARN
3. PLAY SPACE RACE
4. PLAY SCATTER
5. TEST

Last 25 minutes of class: Post (as a comment) a 5 - 10 sentence response to the following question:

What do Crooks, Lennie, Candy, and Curley's wife have in common? For each of them, explain their dream and include the quote and page number where you find this.

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Improvement plan

Finish Ch. 4

Work on Ch. 4 study questions --3 and 4 due tomorrow.

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Intro Grammar: Passive Voice

Intro Vocab: internal conflict, external conflict, symbolism

Read through p. 75 in Ch. 4

Friday 10/2 Agenda

Of Mice and Men quiz (through ch 3)

create Google account

3rd hour: quiz will be Monday

Comment 1 - Of Mice and Men response

Answer the following question as a comment, in 5 - 10 sentences:

So far, what do you think of Of Mice and Men? Do you like it? Dislike it? Why?