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The Crucible WebQuest
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Welcome: The Crucible WebQuest
Description:
This WebQuest will help you understand The Crucible, why it was written, and everyday life of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
Grade Level: 9-12
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
Keywords: Crucible, Salem, Witch, trial, Arthur Miller, witch hunt
Author(s): Amy Wiens
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The Crucible versus History
Description: Prezi- Here you will learn the historical differences between the play, The Crucible, and the Salem Witch trials. Describe at least three differences.
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Orson Welles Macbeth
Description: Shakespeare's Witches vs. Miller's Witches
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble- Play Version
Description: Macbeth Play Version vs. Arthur Miller's Witches
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VI. Macbeth Fassbender Witches vs. Miller's Witches
Description: Description: Arthur Miller is not the only playwright to use witches or the supernatural in their work. William Shakespeare also included witches in Macbeth. Watch the following three clips that are all adaptations of Macbeth's witches, and decide which clip most closely matches your perception of The Crucible's forest scene as we were reading. Which clip also most closely matches you perception of witches? Is there a clip that challenges the common belief about witches?
IV. Salem Witch Trials
Description: In this section you will learn about the history of the Salem Witch Trials and the real-life figures during these events.
Description: In this section you will learn about the history of the Salem Witch Trials and the real-life figures during these events.
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2. History of the Salem Witch Trials
Description: After reading this describe the events that led to the Witch Trials taking place.
VI. Making Connections: The Stage
Description: As you know, The Crucible is a play that is meant to be performed on stage. Think about things like costume and set design, and stage placement. How would you create these scenes?
Description: As you know, The Crucible is a play that is meant to be performed on stage. Think about things like costume and set design, and stage placement. How would you create these scenes?
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1. Red Scare/ McCarthyism
Description: Read the article and compare and contrast the witch hunts during the Red Scare in the twentieth century to the witch hunts of Salem (5 sentences).
2. Hysteria in Mean Girls
Description: In this scene from Mean Girls, one character, Regina George, has manipulated her school by spreading rumors. How does this play into the idea of hysteria, and how is it similar to what Abigail does in The Crucible? Does the questioning of characters remind you of the witch hunts in Salem and during the Red Scare?
Description: In this scene from Mean Girls, one character, Regina George, has manipulated her school by spreading rumors. How does this play into the idea of hysteria, and how is it similar to what Abigail does in The Crucible? Does the questioning of characters remind you of the witch hunts in Salem and during the Red Scare?
1. Origins of the Salem Witch Trials
Description: What characters from this video appear in the play?
Description: What characters from this video appear in the play?
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3. Puritanism
Description: What is Puritanism and how would their beliefs influence the events at Salem?
I. Historical Background
Description: The first part of the WebQuest provide background information on The Crucible.
Description: The first part of the WebQuest provide background information on The Crucible.
III. Witch Dance
Description: The Puritans were against indulging in "vain entertainment" such as reading plays and novels, dressing decadently, and dancing. In history, dancing is a ritual practiced by many pagan groups. Why do you think the Puritans would be against dancing?
Description: The Puritans were against indulging in "vain entertainment" such as reading plays and novels, dressing decadently, and dancing. In history, dancing is a ritual practiced by many pagan groups. Why do you think the Puritans would be against dancing?
V. Making Connections: Compare and Contrast
Description: Think about the concept of hysteria and how one person can manipulate others by playing on their fears.
Description: Think about the concept of hysteria and how one person can manipulate others by playing on their fears.
2. Arthur Miller Interview
Description: 2.What does Miller mean when he states that “People who are in power will do anything to keep it?”
Description: 2.What does Miller mean when he states that “People who are in power will do anything to keep it?”
3. Hocus Pocus Dance
Description: This is an example of the power of a witch's "dance." How does this compare to the dance in The Crucible?
Description: This is an example of the power of a witch's "dance." How does this compare to the dance in The Crucible?
3. Witches' Execution
Description: Place yourself in the shoes of a Puritan in the late 1600s. Do you think this form of punishment is acceptable for this offense?
Description: Place yourself in the shoes of a Puritan in the late 1600s. Do you think this form of punishment is acceptable for this offense?
1. Witch Dance
Description: Analyze this picture of a witch dance. Do you see anything that is discussed in The Crucible (such as emotion, familiars, demons, etc.)?
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4. Mississippi Witch Dance
Description: This discusses the site of a witch dance that took place here in Mississippi. What Indian groups avoided this place and what U.S. president mentions it?
2. Puritans
Description: Examine this painting of Puritans and describe what type of life they would live in five sentences. Be descriptive and look for cues like dress and religious devotion.
II. Arthur Miller
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1. Arthur Miller
Description: Read the link and watch the interview with Arthur Miller below. After that, describe why you feel Miller was inspired to write The Crucible.
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