**ASSIGNMENTS DUE/ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TUES. 3/17

ALL CLASSES: PLEASE READ!
....a few practical things to remember during this very unprecedented time for us all:

• remember to check your school email, texts, Remind, and this blog at least once per [week] day; I'm keeping this all manageable, y'all, for both myself and you all
• I'll do my best to send out a daily group text message to each class just as a reminder for each day's tasks/to check here and that I'm available if needed (1st block, group text from me around 9am; 2nd 10am; and 4th 11am; *this text will be a reminder RE: instructions/due dates posted on here)
• I'll also start posting some recorded info/helpful instructional and check-in videos or voice threads for you to access and watch/listen to later this week; keep an eye out for that on here and a text or email reminder as well!

• PLEASE, PLEASE get ahold of me if you have ANY questions/doubts about what to do concerning ANY assignment, written or otherwise, reading, video, etc.; I'll get back to you as soon as possible
• **I've added all my contact info (*EXCEPT my phone #--get it on the Google Classroom page you joined OR the class syllabus you received at the beginning of the semester!) to the header of this blog; take note if needed!

• remember to be patient and flexible; we'll get the hang of this pretty soon. I'll be remembering the same for you all as well; this is definitely new territory for us all, and it'll be nowhere near perfect

• And finally, take care of yourselves! If necessary, turn the TV off--especially the news/media, get off social media and detox, be aware of scare tactics and gaslighting in stories and headlines...but ALSO be aware of/protect your own health (mental and physical)

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1st/2nd ENG 1102 **and AP LANG

**ATTENTION AP LANG/ENG 1102:

**1st/2nd block VIDEO FOR END OF DAY TUES. 3/17; PLEASE WATCH:
3/17/20: 1st/2nd block AP LANG/ENG 1102 END OF DAY 1 REMINDERS

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1) Make sure you've all finished up reading all four acts of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible

• your reading of ACT FOUR (and the first three acts as well) will be assessed soon/TBA

• make sure you can answer the ACT FOUR QU's below/in the previous post from the weekend

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2) FOR AP LANG/ENG 1102 "CLASSTIME" TODAY TUES. 3/17, do the following: in accordance with the 30-45min. of instruction time per day/per class I will provide to you, here is what I'd like you to accomplish today:

• below find links to 14 VIDEOS from the WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY YouTube collection

• I've picked from the 52 different installments the 14 videos that offer the most insight into both the historical context of the Puritan Era/community as well as some clear tie-ins to Miller's The Crucible
• extra notes from me under each video to guide you RE: the 'take away' from each video

• TAKE THE TIME TODAY TO WATCH ALL 14 of the videos listed below (from +1min. to a few around +/-7min.)

• trouble loading each from these links? You should then be able to Google search or go straight to YouTube and search "Witch Trials Weekly;" select each of the numbered videos below and watch 

**AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLEAR MEANING AND CONTEXT, MAKE SURE YOU COME TO THESE VIDEOS WITH THE DEFINITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS CLEAR WITHIN YOUR MIND (CLICK ON THE LINKS OF EACH WORD, PLEASE!!):

• SPECTRE/SPECTER

• AFFLICTION--which definition BEST SUITS THE CONTEXT FOR THE TRIALS? 

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 1: Business as Usual
**spectral evidence** and Alice Parker and the folk beliefs vs. religious beliefs about one's spirit

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 2: What Tituba Saw
**the "truth" behind what Miller put in his play--and it's very close to his version in many aspects

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 5: Church Control
**short historical reminder of the tight connection between the church and the court in these Puritan communities

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 6: Diagnosis, Witch Cake, and the Spread of the Evil Hand
**common folk beliefs and the many homes remedies tried upon an afflicted and "under the evil hand" Abigail and Betty; help from Tituba and her husband John Indian

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 7: The First Examinations
**the formal complaints begin, examination for "witch marks," and fits/outbursts in the courtroom; Tituba loses the most in all this; the "confessions" begin

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY WEEK 13: "Sarah Cloyse and the Proctors"
**the plot thickens and Abigail speaks out--again; Elizabeth is implicated and the girls see something eerie....*Giles Corey mentioned here as well!!!

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 15: Guilty By Association
**exactly what you think it may be...watch and compare to Miller's play version of events

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 21: Can One Be a Witch and Not Know It?
**that IS the question this video explores!

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 24: Five 'Guilty' Women
**some familiar names and outcomes that are familiar, and some not so much

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 25: Excommunication and Mounting Turmoil
**more of the same from above

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 32: Hanging and Escapes
**the ugly outcome of these trials on full display; Proctor's unbelievable refusal; reciting The Lord's Prayer perfectly and mass graves and exposés; *Note Mercy Short here!

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 33: The Devil's Snare of False Confession
**more torment of girls, houses plagued by spirits and the devil, etc.

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 39: Escape, Petitions, and a Halt in Proceedings
**dissatisfaction in the court system; doubts about evidence such as the "touch test" or "witch's glare"  that were pervasive in these trials

WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEO 45: The Witchcraft Act and Other Preparations for the Future
**clearance of some names much, much later and the lasting effects of the trials

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3) Finally, because this is our first day with this new online adventure, **I'm staggering my assignment turn-ins until I get the hang of this and get caught up on some other stuff I've previously had for assessment/grading,** so let's do this for now:

• your POLITICAL CARTOON CHOICE AND ANALYSIS SHEET CAN BE TURNED IN TO ME EITHER TODAY TUES. 3/17 or TOMORROW WED. 3/18 by 3pm

• EMAIL/share the assignment to akrieger@ucschools.org, either typed up or written out WITH an ATTACHMENT OF YOUR CHOSEN POLITICAL CARTOON (screenshot or picture attached/linked)

• PLEASE LABEL THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT--typed or written--with YOUR NAME and "POLITICAL CARTOON ASSESSMENT" AS THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNMENT, OR I WILL SEND THIS BACK TO YOU; we must be as clear as possible when turning in all assignments from now on! Thank you!
• *also you'll receive an email confirmation back from me when I receive your completed/full assignment as soon as I can get it back to you, SO CHECK YOUR EMAIL DAILY and READ my correspondence!

***SO, TO RECAP:

• Make sure you've finished reading The Crucible by today and can answer the ACT FOUR DISCUSSION QUs posted this past weekend 

• For class today Tues. 3/17, WATCH THE 14 WITCH TRIALS WEEKLY VIDEOS posted/linked above; **THIS COUNTS AS YOUR DAILY IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION, SO PLEASE, PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH! :) 

• ANY TIME BETWEEN NOW AND 3pm WED. 3/18, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED TO ME VIA EMAIL YOUR WRITTEN OR TYPED COPY OF YOUR COMPLETED POLITICAL CARTOON ANALYSIS NOTES/SHEET + CHOSEN CARTOON

**THIS POLITICAL CARTOON ANALYSIS WILL BE TIED TO OUR READING OF THE CRUCIBLE, and later during the week you'll have a writing/JOURNAL assignment RELATED TO THIS ANALYSIS for a grade! More info to follow later...

4th Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

ATTENTION 4th block for your ASSIGNMENT DUE TUES. 3/17:

1) For your JOURNAL #10: "Where I'm From" CREATIVE PERSONAL VERSE/POEM

• SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED J#10 to me via email (akrieger@ucschools.org), either as a typed attached/shared copy OR if you wrote this out, MAKE SURE to attach a CLEAR PHOTO of the assignment 

• PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LABEL THE ASSIGNMENT IN THE EMAIL AND WITHIN THE DOCUMENT  WITH YOUR NAME AND JOURNAL #10 "Where I'm From"!!!
• **we must be very careful to label assignments correctly as I'll be receiving MANY digital copies and I need this to be as streamlined as possible in knowing what assignment I'm receiving and from whom!

• **Please submit this assignment to me NO LATER THAN 3pm today, TUES. 3/17**
• **if you have individual qu's or any issues, please do not hesitate to contact me directly!

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2) Also, for your first reading in The Road through pp. 34, more info and some qu's to answer about what you read coming tomorrow, WED. 3/18; stay tuned!

• Tomorrow I'll post helpful info regarding what you read as well as a video with some info to guide you

• I'll also post your next reading, but you may go ahead and read on if you'd like

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**AND IMPORTANT REMINDER: 

• BONUS 100% OFFER for "POST-IT NOTE ANNOTATIONS"/METHOD applied and completed for the ENTIRE NOVEL reading 
• **more in-depth info RE: how to post-it note your book and the best methods to accomplish this TBA on here soon!