English III

Wednesday, 9-10-14

Wednesday, 9-10-14

Bellringer: Comment on the following statements (how many and which one(s) are up to you):

Confessing to a crime you didn’t commit in order to avoid punishment is wise

The difference between right and wrong is clear It is better to die for what you believe in rather than to lie to save

your life There is only one correct way to interpret the Bible MINIMUM 7 COMPLETE SENTENCES

Turn in HW: Salem/witch hunt self-select expository passages.  Answer

questions on 2 of the 4. (On my web page) Vocab Cartoons

Get out a sheet of paper for Vocab Quiz

Today’s specific Common Core

W 11-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation

W 11-12.8 Gather relevant information from digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism

Historical Context – As you finish the quiz, open the link and answer the Q’s in your comp book- we’ll discuss when everyone finishes Open the link to the image of Elizabeth Clarke Freake

(Mrs. John Freake) and Baby Mary at the Worcester Art Museum’s on-line gallery. 

You can click on the image to zoom in.  Describe the painting, using the following questions to

catalyze your responses and prepare to share your responses to the portrait:

1. Describe the painting.  What are the mother and child doing?  Describe their clothes.  Describe the room. 

2. Describe the faces of the mother and child.  How would you describe their emotions?

3. What feeling do you get when you look at this painting?

4. What new information does this portrait give you about life for seventeenth-century Puritans?

Character Trading Card

Character Trading Cards interactive See example for Tituba, so as to check for understanding,

before moving on to the next step. Example: practice trading card

8 groups, one for each of the following characters who appear in Act One: (Groups of 2-3)

Betty Reverend Parris Abigail Mr. Putnam John Proctor Giles Corey Rebecca Nurse Reverend Hale

Students will remain in these groups throughout the next session to create a Character Trading Card for their assigned character.

Read Act I

http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/hartman/IntermediateDrama/TheCrucible.htm

OR, use online textbook: http://my.hrw.com/

OR, use your own textbook

HW

Finish reading Act I

Work on Crucible Characterization sheet – Due Friday.

Work on Act I reading questions. (We will turn in Act I q’s with Act II q’s—they will not be turned in this Friday).