The Crucible Spring Break Project

Final Crucible Project

Here’s WHAT it Is: For the culminating assessment for the Crucible/McCarthyism Unit, you will choose ONE project from the list. The projects vary in level of difficulty.

Here’s WHY it Matters: Every one of you is a unique learner. You each have academic strengths and weaknesses; likewise, you each have academic likes and dislikes. I want to provide an opportunity for each of you to be as successful as YOU want to be.

Here’s What you DO: Choose one of the following projects related to the Crucible. Think deeply about the subject and the question being asked. Then follow the directions, be creative, and do your very best work. Each assignment has its own requirements. Please read each set of directions.

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ASSIGNMENT A

A Timeline

As we conclude the play, you will be highlighting significant events and/or actions and presenting them on a digital visual aide. Your task is to portray events in a creative and accurate visual representation while identifying the significance of each event/action. Each student must turn in this rubric on the presentation day.

The Process:

1. Begin by making a list of ten major events or actions of the play.

2. Consider why each event was important or changed the course of action.

3. Explore possible images, symbols, and other visuals that would be effective in representing each event.

4. Consider appropriate quotations from the play that may represent these events.

Requirements:

Create a digital visual displaying each of the following:

· Visual representations, images, symbols, people, etc. for each event/action using a wide variety of materials. Be resourceful and creative.

· A significant quotation for each event including the character’s name and the act of the play. Labeled and on visual.

· Thorough and clear explanation of each event’s significance to the play or displays of power in a well-developed paragraph. Word processed and on visual.

· The play’s title, italicized, as a heading – you may use a creative subheading.

Notes:

All writing must be typed and easily readable with regard to size, font, and spacing. Present the material to the class as a speech in a combined and equal effort including a dynamic introduction, detailed body, and effective and summarizing conclusion.

_____ Overall effort, creativity, and quality of work

_____ Visuals – The Project

_____ Quotations

_____ Explanation of significance of 10 facts

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Assignment B

Good Night and Good Luck and The Crucible: Newspaper Project

Assignment

You have traveled back, back, back in time to the 1600’s AND the 1950’s.

FIRST imagine you are a member of the staff of the local Salem newspaper in 1692. You have been very busy lately because the town faces a historic crisis. Hundreds of people have been accused and arrested of witchcraft. The town is anxious to read the next edition of your newspaper! Of course, you are obligated to abide by a few publication guidelines:

1. Every report, article, photo, and info graphic must stay related to the theme of the newspaper: the plot, characters, and symbolism in The Crucible.

2. This newspaper has been in your family for years, meaning you take great pride in this publication. You must write with details and specific language. You must also scrutinize your grammar and conventions because there is nothing more embarrassing than publishing a newspaper with spelling/punctuation errors.

SECOND imagine you are a member of a major established news team from a renowned newspaper organization in the 1950’s. (Think: New York Times, Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, etc.). You have witnessed several Americans face Joseph McCarthy in the HUAC Senate Hearings during the red scare. You feel it is your duty to report the events even though you may be considered a “traitor” but you must report the facts. You must follow the same guidelines as The Crucible newspaper assignment

1. Every report, article, photo, and info graphic must stay related to the theme of the newspaper: the plot, characters, and symbolism in Good Night and Good Luck.

2. You take your role as a reporter quite seriously. Even though you risk the wrath of Joseph McCarthy for casting him in an unfavorable light, you are a professional and cannot bear to be embarrassed with poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling.

Requirements: Title EACH of your Newspapers

EACH Newspaper must have the following: (you are encouraged to have more than the minimum):

1. 2 Typed Reports. As a reporter, summarize two major events from EACH major work for a total of four articles

1. These reports need to be a minimum of 150 words, typed.

2. These reports should summarize two crucial events in the play and film. Make sure your reports are accurate, and detailed with relevant information from the event (who, where, what, when, why).

3. Remember you are writing these as a reporter, meaning these need to be written in third person, not first person (No “I,” “we,” or “you” pronouns). Address characters with “Goody,” “Reverend,” or “Excellency” when necessary.

2. 1 Infographic. Select 1 of the following options to embellish your newspaper there should be one per newspaper:

1. A paparazzi photo catching a character out and about in Salem. This photo must have a caption.

2. A classified section advertising a minimum of 3 available jobs in Salem.

3. An advertisement for a product someone would need in Salem in 1692.

4. An editorial cartoon accentuating a character’s sins or virtues.

5. A letter from an anonymous, or identified, Crucible character or townsperson asking for advice.

3. 1 “Filler” there should be one per newspaper. These can be photos, illustrations, horoscopes, word puzzles, real estate ads, weather reports, etc. to enhance your newspaper.

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Assignment C

INTERVIEW WITH A CHARACTER

Write the script of an interview between a newspaper reporter (you may use “I” to refer to yourself) and one of the characters in the play. You need to write open-ended questions (that require explanation, not yes or no answers) and two to three sentence responses to the questions. Since you are interviewing a person from the play, the answers will need to be realistic, and thoughtful, based on their “lives” and who they “were” in The Crucible. Use specific examples from the play and include at least 4 direct quotes with proper MLA in-text citation and a works cited page. (1 pages-2 pages, or roughly 15 questions)

___ Approximately 15 Quality Open Ended Questions

___ Character Responses that with Specific Examples from the Play

___ At Least 4 Direct Quotations from the Play in the Character’s Response

___ Typed with a Works Cited Page

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Assignment D

PERSUASIVE ESSAY

In a persuasive essay explain to a modern day audience: How or why does The

Crucible still speak to audiences today? What themes, conflicts or social issues

are still relevant? Use specific examples from the play and include at least 3

direct quotes with proper MLA in-text citation and a works cited page. (1 ½

pages-2 pages)

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