Wednesday in class--
1st period-- I collected the crucible definitions, we discussed the phrase "the breaking of charity," and students checked out the text of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.  We began a power-point on background material for the play, but did not quite finish it.  Therefore we did not have the 3-question quiz I said there would be.

5th period--Same as first, except I did NOT collect the crucible definitions, because I'd decided I wanted to add a short (3 question) quiz over the power-point.  However, due in part to some excellent questions and more talk than I'd planned, we barely got started on the power-point.

TODAY IN CLASS
I collected the crucible definition from 5th, and both classes finished the power-point, but I skipped the intended super-short quiz. We skimmed a second power-point, but it is too detailed to dwell on in class.  It provides some background information about Arthur Miller, more detailed information about McCarthy and HUAC investigations, and Miller's own experience with this kind of a a "witch hunt."information on McCarthyism than the one we viewed in class. You will need to read it on your own time--do this by TUESDAY.

Here is the link:Detailed Crucible Background

If you missed all or part of the red-background power-point (begun on Wednesday), you need to view it carefully here .

We had some reading time at the end of class--people got to various points.


FOR TOMORROW
The page numbers are different between two sets of books, and I don't have a personal copy of either one of them at the moment.

• Read to the stage direction after a conversation between Betty and Abigail that ends with "But Betty collapses in her hands and lies inert on the bed."
• Tomorrow's classwork will be based on this and a little farther, so whatever you don't read tonight will mean you'll have a heavier reading load tomorrow before you can start on some questions (individual).  And that will mean more homework over the week-end.