Teaching The Crucible | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Act 1, Pages 1-2 Arthur Miller chose to write this as a play as opposed to any other form (essay, poem, article). The objective of this lesson is to examine the unique aspects of drama and the advantages of the form as a means of artistic expression for Miller's purposes.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Have volunteers from the class read the first act out loud. Then...
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