Unit #2: The Crucible LA11 Mr. Coia Name: Date: Period: Tues 9/28 Roots Quiz 1-15 Reading and peer review of essays Article: Is Google Making Us Stupid? Marking text (Margin notes, highlighting, 5 main ideas of the text) HW: Read, mark article, then summarize five main points of the article Thurs 9/30 Socratic Seminar rules Socratic Seminar o Essential Question: How Does Our Internet Usage Affect Us? Introduction to 6+1 Trait Writing Writing Trait Presentation: Ideas Write #1: Micro-writing- How-To writing Read and grade student papers HW: Reaction Paper to article. Include three short quotes. Mon 10/4 Roots 1-20 quiz Writing Trait Presentation: Organization Write #2: Micro-writing- Starting at the Beginning Read and grade student papers Discuss reaction paper/work time HW: Reaction paper due next class Thurs 10/7 Reaction Paper Due Introduce The Crucible Write #3: What role does religion have in our society today? Begin Act I HW: Questions today s reading Tues 10/12 Root 1-25 quiz Writing Trait Presentation: Word Choice Write #4: Micro-writing- One syllable writing Read and grade student papers Finish Act I and Character Traits sheet HW: Finish Act I reading, questions, Character traits sheet 1 Thurs 10/14 Write #5: Define peer pressure, and give an example of your own life. Why is it difficult to not give in? Writing Trait Presentation: Conventions Read and grade student papers Read Act II Making Inferences sheet HW: Finish Act II and questions Mon 10/18 Root 1-30 and Act II quiz Read Act III HW: Finish Act III and questions (It s a long act) Wed 10/20 Quiz on Act III Write #6: Write a letter to the governor giving reasons why these trials should stop. Write as though you are a citizen of the community. Turn in comp book (all 6 must be labeled) Read Act IV HW: Finish Act IV and questions; begin essay Fri 10/22 Act IV quiz Cause and Effect sheet Fact and Fiction of The Crucible Crucible Quotations Character Recipe writing HW: Finish and type Character Recipe writing; essay on character Tues 10/26 Roots 1-35 quiz Begin The Crucible movie Compare/contrast Essay on character analysis HW: Essay on character Thurs 10/28 Character Analysis due today Finish The Crucible movie Finish essay on character analysis
Assignments for this Unit Non-Fiction Articles: We ll use a non-fiction article to begin to look at persuasive writing and how it works. For the article, you will actively read by making comments in the margins and questioning the author s arguments. 6+1 Trait Writing: This unit will begin our study and incorporation of the 6+1 traits of writing. We ll look at Ideas, Organization, Conventions, and Word Choice. Each will have a short presentation, practice writing, and then grading papers. If you miss the presentation, you must view it on my site before the next class. In addition, you will have to complete any of the exercises given in the presentation. Write Assignments: We will have short, 5-minute bursts of writing in class to prepare our brain to think or to express thoughts we have. These assignments are quick, and you will receive full credit if you write for the entire time. Use these to prepare understanding or expression of a concept from class. Micro-writing Assignments: These are short writing pieces that will focus on a particular writing trait to help students practice powerful writing. First Formal Essay: After reading the article, Is Google Making Us Stupid? you will write a 500-word reaction paper to answer the question: How Does Our Internet Usage Affect Us? Be sure to include three short quotations from the article which support your findings. The Crucible Work: We begin our first piece of fiction with The Crucible, a story about the hysteria of the Salem witch trials. We will complete the unit with a 500-600-word character analysis of one of the main characters. Notebook Check: You ll need the following for our first notebook check. Put these in your LA Handouts tab in this order. LA Handouts: Unit guide 2 (on top) Unit guide 1 How Do I Format My Paper? SRI reading sheet Class Rules (separate from unit guide 1) 2
Socratic Seminar Introduction Mr. Coia Article: Is Google Making Us Stupid? Essential Question: How Does Our Internet Usage Affect Us? Socratic Seminars -- Grading Rubric A major goal of this class is to develop the student's skill to analyze a text, and then demonstrate that analysis through speaking and writing. Socratic seminars seek to give the student the opportunity to demonstrate a level of understanding of a text and the ability to apply those ideas through the spoken word. Rules 1. Students read a text provided by the teacher. 2. The group sits in two circles. 3. No put-downs or arguments. 4. All members must participate to be evaluated. 5. There is no single right or wrong answer to the essential question. Procedures 1. No raising hands. Speak when appropriate. 2. This is a student-led discussion. The teacher is not a participant in the discussion, but an active observer. 3. The teacher will evaluate the students based on the grading rubric included in this information. 4. Refer to the text / source material whenever possible. Uses text- Use text during the Socratic Seminar. Refer to it for evidence. Evidence and examples are essential to your grade and are a habit of mind you should have. Number of Comments- How often did you speak? Did you interrupt people? Don't talk to the teacher, talk to the class. You will lose points if you are talking while others are trying to score points. Asks or responds to questions- Do you listen to what others are saying? Did you ask a question to the group or did you respond to a question posed to the group? Answers Essential Question- Refer directly to the EQ. Be very clear that you are answering the EQ. 3
Socratic Seminar Grading Criteria Total /20 Article: Is Google Making Us Stupid? Essential Question: How Does Our Internet Usage Affect Us? Name of Speaker (who is the student you are grading?): Name of Evaluator (that s you!): A. Number of comments 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 comm 1 comm 2 comm 3 comm 4 comm 5 comm B. Quality of comments 0 1 2 3 4 5 doesn't speak repeats others comments original ideas original, deep comments C. Listens to others / interacts with others 0 1 2 3 4 5 no questions 1 question/ answers 2 q&a 3 q&a 4 q&a 5 q&a D. Body language and non-verbal appearance 0 1 2 3 4 5 not a part of group listening only appears mildly interested in discussion actively engaged in discussion Written evaluation of the speaker: How would you describe and explain what you saw from the Speaker s performance in this activity? What impressed you? What needed more work? 4
Socratic Seminar Circle Name: Additional Comments: 5
Literary Analysis: Dramatic and Verbal Irony In real life, things are often different from what they seem. When this occurs both in life and in literature it is called irony. Writers and playwrights make use of two forms of irony to surprise and entertain their readers and viewers. In dramatic irony, the characters think one thing to be true, but the audience knows something else to be true. This creates interest and tension in a story or play. In verbal irony, words seem to say one thing but mean something quite different. DIRECTIONS: Explain the verbal or dramatic irony that exists in the following passages. 1. Upon hearing Proctor s and Mary s statements, Danforth is shaken by the idea that Abigail and the girls could be frauds. Danforth challenges Proctor with this: Now, Mr. Proctor, before I decide whether I shall hear you or not, it is my duty to tell you this. We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment. 2. Parris, to save his own reputation, is eager to support Abigail s claims and the court s decisions. He accuses several people of making attacks upon the court. Hale s response is this: Is every defense an attack upon the court? Can no one? 3. Proctor reminds Mary of a biblical story about the angel Raphael and a boy named Tobias. In the story, the boy frees a woman from the devil and cures his father of blindness. 4. Hale feels there is weight in Mary Warren s deposition. He cautions Danforth about not examining it closely: Excellency, I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the Lord, and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it. 5. Proctor is informed that Elizabeth has said she is pregnant. Proctor says he knows nothing of it but states that his wife does not lie. Later, when questioned about her husband s fidelity, Elizabeth lies, thinking she is protecting her husband and his reputation. 6. What does the audience know about the girls that many of the characters including Danforth originally do not know? 7. What does the audience know about Abigail that many of the characters including Danforth originally do not know? 8.There are many conflicts in The Crucible. What is the central conflict involving John Proctor? 9. What is the climax of The Crucible the scene where the conflict reaches the greatest dramatic tension? Explain your answer. 10. Why is this climax an example of dramatic irony? 6
Character Recipe Mr. Coia LA 11 Objective: You will demonstrate your understanding of a character by creating them in a recipe form. Imagine that you were to cook up that character. I m asking you to record what comprises that person. Preparation Tips: Prewriting 1. Select a character from the literary work you are currently devouring. 2. List character traits and descriptions as they appear in the novel, short story, biography, etc. 3. Determine and list events or forces that they believe helped shape the character. 4. Look at a few recipes from magazines to see how they are written. Writing Create a recipe that the author might have used to develop the character they have selected. Baste themselves in creative juices every so often. Revising Stir. Add ingredients. Check to make sure preparation instructions are clear and in logical order. Proofreading Check spelling, abbreviations for measurements, and that preparation instructions are delivered using imperative sentences (if you don t know what one is, find out!). 7
Here s an example: Beverly Lewis 10/18/2010 Character Recipe LA 11 Mr. Coia 173 words Reverend Hale s Puritan Turnovers Ingredients: 3 cups Religious Fervor (Puritan flavor) 1 cup Fear of Authorities 1 bunch Books Weighted with Authority 3 heaping tablespoons Pride 2 cups Faulty Logic 3 drops Yellow food coloring pinch of Truth 1 pint Compassion sprinkle Guilt 1 piece Rope Directions: Start with Religious Fervor and Books Weighted with Authorities. Knead until thoroughly mixed. Slowly fold in Faulty Logic, one chunk at a time. Sprinkle Pride over mixture and blend until thoroughly combined. Place in a hot Salem kettle. When mixture is in the heat, the backbone will be exposed. Carefully remove and discard. Add Yellow food coloring. During cooking, mixture will slowly turn colors. Carefully add Truth. The yellow color will fade, giving way to a vibrant color. The Pride in the mixture will shrink, giving way to a healthier formation. Add Compassion. The Turnovers will remove themselves from the heat. Serve on a plain dish, garnished with a portion of Rope. Preparation Time: Three months Serves: Two people: Elizabeth and John Proctor. Perhaps not quite enough for either. 8
Name: Date: Period: The Crucible Quotations For each of these quotations, state who is speaking, to whom, and write a sentence or two explaining the circumstances or implications ( It shows... ; It is ironic because... ; This quote is said in the middle of... ). 1. You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.---page 19 2. But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.---page 23 3. Why, then, I must find it and join it.---page 31 4. I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you.---page 55 5. I am amazed you do not see what mighty work we do.---page 58 6. Adultery, John.---page 67 9
7. Come now. You say your only purpose is to free your wife. Good then, she is saved at least this year, and a year is long will you drop this charge?---page 92 8. Do that which is good and no harm will come to thee.---page 95 9. I cannot give you his name.---page 96 10. It is a whore.---page 110 11. You will confess yourself or you will hang.---page 117 12. My niece, sir, my niece, -I believe she has vanished.---page 126 13. There will be no higher judge under heaven than Proctor is.---page 137 14. I am John Proctor! You will not use me!---page 143 10
Name: Period: The 6+1 Trait Writing Model 1. Ideas: The heart of the message, the content of the piece, the main theme, with details that enrich and develop that theme. 2. Organization: The internal structure, the thread of central meaning, the logical and sometimes intriguing pattern of ideas within a piece of writing. 3. Word Choice: The use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader. 4. Sentence Fluency: The rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to the ear, not just to the eye. 5. Voice: The heart and soul, magic, wit, feeling, and conviction of the writer coming out through the words. 6. Conventions: The mechanical correctness of the piece- spelling, grammar and usage, paragraphing, use of capitals, and punctuation. +1 Presentation: Zeros in on the form and layout of the text and its readability; the piece should be pleasing to the eye. 11
Name: Period: 6+1 Trait Writing Student Scoring Guide Directions: Using the information learned through the writing traits, read and score the following essays. Include a few comments relating to the scoring guide. I ll then give you the anchor score to see how closely it matches. Ideas Essay Dinosaurs My Actual Comments Outdoor School Horses Dusty Books Last Day Organization Essay A Time My Actual Comments 5:00 School Days Rainy Day Big Person s Shoes Only Child My Stereo Word Choice Essay One Thing My Actual Comments Uncle Jhon I learnd outside In the Basement Elementary School High School Students Conventions Essay My Special Place My Actual Comments August 1, 1992 Explosofes First Kiss The Hill What I Think about Uniform 12