1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1102
HW DUE TUES. 2/18 AFTER 4-DAY WKEND:
**FIRST: After our intro/background/overview in class Wed. 2/12 and Thurs. 2/13, MAKE SURE you've all read the following introductory parts/sections in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible:
- "A NOTE ON THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF THIS PLAY" (short first page)
- ACT ONE: An Overture (**NOTE: READ JUST 'An Overture'--ends at the BOTTOM OF pp. 7 **OR** TOP OF pp. 8 with "..and did burst out in general revenge.")
- **AGAIN, in BOTH the paperback copy you either checked out/got in class Wed. 2/12 and the linked PDF version below (and on the Classroom), you'll be reading through EITHER the bottom of pp. 7 OR the top of pp. 8!!!
**NEXT: on POST-ITS and/or PAPER/TYPED UP ANSWER AS JOURNAL #15 the following five (5) qu's while/after you read (NOTE: post-its, paper notes, pg. # references, typed/printed/LABELED J#15, jotting down the answer(s) for each is fine, so long as you have THOROUGH responses & GIVE ME YOUR BEST EFFORT); these qu's will guide our PLAY INTRO DISCUSSION TUESDAY 2/18 and beyond in class!
ACT ONE, AN OVERTURE Qu's TO ANSWER for J#15:
- FIRST THING, look up the definitionS (<< there are several) of CRUCIBLE and be ready share and connect these to this play, even considering what little (or much!) you may know now about its context.
- Describe with the text and your own words Reverend Parris' beliefs about himself (spiritual, moral, societal, etc.)
- After reading pp. 3-4 of the Overture, describe what seems to be most important to the townspeople of Salem. What text evidence validates your assessment?
- What is a THEOCRACY, and why did the town of Salem essentially create one?
- Based on the final pages (pp. 7-8) of the Overture, why were so many people accusing others of witchcraft? In other words, what were the accusers' motives?
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