Room A104's Digital Space

1. Witch Hunt Presentations
2. After each presentation, write down a note about what you learned in the presentation.  How did the topic compare and contrast to the Salem witchcraft trials?
3. At the bottom of your notes, write a final reflection on the project.
   1. What topics stood out to you the most?  Why do you think they stood out the most?  What did you learn from the presentations?
   2. Evaluate your own work on the witch hunt assignment.  What did you learn about your topic that you found interesting?  How did you practice your research skills?
4. Journal #28 11/24/09: Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegory.  Was Miller successful in this goal?  Why or why not?  Be sure to develop a specific response based on the presentations and your study of The Crucible.

Homework

Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary Friday, December 4.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Turn in reading notes for The Crucible
2. Quiz on The Crucible and Arthur Miller
3. Presentations – notes and response
4. After each presentation, write down a note about what you learned in the presentation.  How did the topic compare and contrast to the Salem witchcraft trials?  Keep your notes together to turn in after presentations tomorrow!

Homework

Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary coming in December.

Mrs. Reed is presenting at the National Writing Projects of Michigan and National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference

1. Complete viewing The Crucible. Take film notes while viewing the film.
2. Turn in film notes
3. Time permitting: Read Bradstreet (96) and Taylor (94). Discuss reading questions.  Also, how do these selections reflect Puritan ideals as we have studied in our reading and notes from class?

Homework

1. Witch hunt presentation with all project elements due next week!

2.  Reading notes for The Crucible will be due Mon. Nov. 23

3. Film study notes due Friday, Nov. 20

4. Quiz on The Crucible and Arthur Miller Mon. Nov. 23

5. Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary coming in December.

Mrs. Reed is presenting at the National Writing Projects of Michigan and National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference

1. View The Crucible. Take film notes while viewing the film.

Homework

1. Witch hunt presentation with all project elements due next week!

2.  Reading notes for The Crucible will be due Mon. Nov. 23

3. Film study notes due Friday, Nov. 20

4. Quiz on The Crucible and Arthur Miller Mon. Nov. 23

5. Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary coming in December.

Mrs. Reed is presenting at the National Writing Projects of Michigan and National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference

1. Journal #27 11/18/09: Open topic journal.
2. Complete reading Act IV of The Crucible. Discuss the play and what happened after the play ended. (read the end section from the teacher addition of the book).

3. Review The Crucible

4. Begin viewing The Crucible. Take film notes while viewing the film.

Homework

1. Witch hunt presentation with all project elements due next week!

2.  Reading notes for The Crucible will be due Mon. Nov. 23

3. Film study notes due Friday, Nov. 20

4. Quiz on The Crucible and Arthur Miller Mon. Nov. 23

5. Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary coming in December

1. Journal #26 11/17/09: What do you think you would you do if you were present during the Salem Witch Trials?  Why? What would you do if you were accused of witchcraft?  How would you defend yourself?

Write your response from the first person point of view of someone who was present during that time period and accused of witchcraft.  You may choose one of the following genres for your response:

¨       Letter

¨       Journal or diary entry

¨       Letter to the editor of a newspaper

¨       Essay

¨       Script for a play

2. Share responses.

3. Questions on research presentations

4. Begin reading Act IV.

Homework:

1. Witch hunt presentation with all project elements due next week Mon. Nov. 23

2.  Reading notes for The Crucible will be due Mon. Nov. 23

3. Film study notes due Friday, Nov. 20 after finishing the film

4. Quiz on The Crucible and Arthur Miller Mon. Nov. 23

5. Test on Beginning Literature, Puritans, The Crucible, and vocabulary in December

1. Journal #25 11/16/09: What reaction do you have to the relationships in the play The Crucible? What is the relationship like between John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor?  And between John Proctor and Abigail Williams?  What observations can you make about the relationships?  What claims would you make about their relationships?  Why?  Ground your response in specific responses to the reading.
2. Turn in witch hunt topic. Sign up for your presentation date!

3. Complete reading of Act III.

Discuss The Crucible.

Homework:

1. Work on your witch hunt assignment: due Monday, Nov. 23
2. Complete Act III by tomorrow!
3. The Crucible notes due Mon. Nov. 23

1. Witches & Witch Hunts
2. Review Act II
3. Begin reading Act III

Homework:

1. Topic for Monday.  Witch hunts assignment due Monday, November 23
2. Try to see The Crucible this weekend J

1. Journal #23 11/12/09: What did you learn about the historical context surrounding The Crucible in your studies so far?  Summarize Act I of The Crucible.
2. Review The Crucible. Begin Act II
3. Critical Lens essay returned.  Silent reading of comments
4. Journal #24 11/12/09: Silently, review your comments responding to your essay. What did you do well?  What could you improve upon?  What questions, if any, do you have about your feedback? (be sure to ask Mrs. Reed about these questions this week!)  Identify 2 to 3 areas of focus for your writing, including at least one editing reminder and one higher order concern too.
5. Remember that rewrite steps must be discussed with Mrs. Reed no later than tomorrow, as grades are due.

Homework:

1. Complete Act II of The Crucible for tomorrow.

Mrs. Reed is attending a North Central Association Conference today for Okemos High School’s NCA work.

1. Pass out the handout for reading note on The Crucible. Inform students to take notes while reading.
2. As a class read page 1254 and the following background information.
3. Read and discuss Act I of The Crucible.

Homework:

Complete Act I of The Crucible for tomorrow.