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Warm-up:  N/A because of testing

Classwork:  Watch the film version of The Crucible and answer the following questions:

This is a movie version of a play called “The Crucible” that Arthur Miller (an American playwright) wrote as a criticism of the Red Scare of the 1940/50s.  Even though he is writing about one event, his play is set in a different time – the Salem witch trials of the 1600s.  As you watch, consider what point he might be making about the Red Scare based on the way that he portrays the Salem witch trials. 

This play/movie takes place around the same time (slightly after) The Scarlet Letter?  Write about ways that the Puritans are portrayed similarly or differently in the two works.

Miller says the film is ‘full of human relations.’ The Crucible is a very passionate story. Who in it is passionate, and what about?  Explain with evidence from movie.

Explain Miller’s argument in the play(movie).  What point does he want to make about human nature or society?  Use evidence to support your claims.

Homework:  seniors work on final projects