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Crucible Test

Writing Assignment: Which garbage man would you hire? ACME Waste Management, Inc.

HOMEWORK: Write a rough draft of your essay. 1 page minimum

Crucible  49 Terms "Crucible-pretense (skip ingratiate and reckon)
"menacingly" to "penitence" for vocab test next time.

Crucible. Finish and finish movie.
Questions:
1. Rank the following people from "best" person to "worst."
Hale, Danforth, John Proctor, Thomas Putnam, Parris, Abigail, Rebecca.
Write 2 sentences for each explaining why you place them where you do on the continuum. 
2. In what ways is "The Crucible" an appropriate title for this play?

Crucible:a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures and impurities rise to the surface;  a severe trial or test. To answer these questions, you must find three specific examples (with page numbers).

3. John Proctor is the hero of the story. In what ways does he change and become a better person?
Find three examples with page references.

The McCarthy hearings and The Crucible
In the film The Majestic, Jim Carey plays the part of a Hollywood screenwriter who was accused of being a communist. Watch this moving speech that he delivers. It is similar to Proctor's speech.
The Majestic, HUAC hearing

Crucible  49 Terms "Crucible-pretense (skip ingratiate and reckon)
"menacingly" to "penitence" for vocab test next Monday (26th)

PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND:
THE CRUCIBLE movie is available on Netflix as a view instantly film. Watch it!

WRITE A SENTENCE briefly telling me WHO EACH PERSON IS and what they are like

PARRIS                                WHO      WHAT HE'S LIKE (what's good or bad about him)                        
Reverend Parris (50)             He's the priest but he only cares about himself and his reputation        
Betty (10) (mother died)        His daughter who is so scared of getting in trouble that she pretends 
Abigail Williams (neice--17)   Abigail is in love with john and would do anything for him, even kill.
Tituba, the slave (42)            She is a slave who becomes the scapegoat 
PROCTOR
John (35)                             cares about his wife, although he cheated on her.                  
Elizabeth (35)                      cares about whats best for her family. doesnt trust her husband.
Mary Warren (17)                wants to admit to the court but is scared of Abby.         
PUTNAM                  
Thomas (46)                       tries to kill people for land.            
Anne (42)                            crazy, because she lost 7 childern and her only live one is possessed    
Ruth (14)                             Putnam's daughter who went to forest for seance to talk to dead sister
Mercy Lewis (18)            
NURSE
Francis (80)                            
Rebecca (80)                     is kind hearted angelic woman who is accused of killing Putnam's babie CORY
Giles (76)                           Grumpy, old man who fights for his rights.                     
Martha (58)                        Smartest person in the village
HALE, Reverend               An exorcist who wants to help the village. He slowly realizes girls lying
DANFORTH                      Chief justice, very strict, willing to kill people

Quiz over characters in the play

Nathaniel Hawthorne "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (page 195 in anthology)

Edgar Allan Poe  "The Raven" (page 236 in anthology)

Simpson's version of The Raven

Write scary stories

How to write a scary story:

Setting

Families
Narrator                                               Mr. Isom
PARRIS                                            3rd Period             5th Period
Reverend Parris (50)                          Mr. Isom              Reed
Betty (10) (mother died)                                                 A.J.
Abigail Williams (neice--17)                Michelle              Sadie
Tituba, the slave (42) from Barbados Alfonso               Garrett

PROCTOR
John (35)                                             Eduardo            James
Elizabeth (35)                                                                Sadie
Mary Warren (17)                                Jayda                Allison

PUTNAM
Thomas (46)                                      Alfonso              Emilio
Anne (42)                                          Cloey                 Anastacia
Ruth (14)
Mercy Lewis (18)                              Cloey                 Gustavo 

NURSE
Francis (80)                                                                   Kayden
Rebecca (80)                                    Michelle                Angel               

CORY
Giles (76)                                          Isaiah alsum        Dylan
Martha (58)
Factions- A small group within a larger group that disagrees concerning with what is important ( Paris thinks they are trying to overthrow him)

HALE, Reverend                            james                     Alex

Crucible  49 Terms "Crucible-pretense (skip ingratiate and reckon)
"conjure" to "pallor" for vocab test next Monday.

Families
Narrator                                               Mr. Isom
PARRIS                                            3rd Period             5th Period
Reverend Parris (50)                          Mr. Isom              Reed
Betty (10) (mother died)                                                 A.J.
Abigail Williams (neice--17)                Michelle              Sadie
Tituba, the slave (42) from Barbados Alfonso               Garrett

PROCTOR
John (35)                                             Eduardo            James
Elizabeth (35)                                                                Sadie
Mary Warren (17)                                Jayda                Allison

PUTNAM
Thomas (46)                                      Alfonso              Emilio
Anne (42)                                          Cloey                 Anastacia
Ruth (14)
Mercy Lewis (18)                              Cloey                 Gustavo 

NURSE
Francis (80)                                                                   Kayden
Rebecca (80)                                    Michelle                Angel               

CORY
Giles (76)                                          Isaiah alsum        Dylan
Martha (58)
Factions- A small group within a larger group that disagrees concerning with what is important ( Paris thinks they are trying to overthrow him)

HALE, Reverend                            james                     Alex

Crucible  49 Terms "Crucible-pretense (skip ingratiate and reckon)
"conjure" to "pallor" for vocab test next Monday.