Unit Two

Classic text:
The Crucible (new book pg. 1120)

Unit will also include:
Authentic documents from the witch trials of 1692
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Excerpts from A Raisin in the Sun
Scenes from the movie The Crucible

Essential Questions:
How does literature shape or reflect society?
How can people use their writing to make a point about a social issue?
What are some factors to consider when choosing between preserving one’s self or preserving one’s values?

SC Standards:
E3-2.1 theses within informational texts
E3-1.4 Evaluate the relationship among character, plot, conflict, and theme
E3-1.5 Analyze author’s craft (writing style)
E3-1.7 Evaluate author’s use of genre to convey a theme
E3-3.2 Analyze meaning of words using Greek and Latin roots and affixes (vocabulary)
E3-5.4 Create a persuasive piece of writing
E3-5.6 Compose effective pieces of writing to respond to prompts
E3-4 Conventions of grammar – nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions
E3-4 Mechanics of editing – Comma usage
E3-6.2 Use direct quotations, paraphrasing, or summaries to incorporate into written, oral, auditory, or visual works the information gathered from a variety of research sources.
E3-6.3 Use a standardized system of documentation to properly credit the work of others.

Important Literary Terminology: (all found on pages 1116 and 1117)
Author’s purpose melodrama
Dialogue tragicomedy
Plot modern realistic drama
Acts political drama
Scenes suspension of disbelief
Stage directions soliloquy
Comedy aside
Tragedy, tragic hero, tragic flaw passage of time
History play