Act Three Continued

December 4, 2018

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj:  I can determine the theme of The Crucible and analyze the development of it throughout the course of the text.

Starter: 

Reflection

Answer the question below in 3-5 sentences.

1.  How does fear shape your view of the world?

Then, answer the question below.
2.  Connect your response to one of the characters or themes you identified in the chart from yesterday.  

Vocabulary:

Word: Theme

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Your Definition: 

Activity: How is theme different than main idea?

Activity

1.The Crucible

Pages 88-98

Narrator

Giles

Proctor

Danforth

Hathorne

Putnam

Parris

Hale

Proctor

Mary Warren

Cheever

Abigail

Discussion Director

Reflect on how the characters got to this point.

How has fear shaped their current situations?

Characterize the new judges.  How are they portrayed?

2..  Theme Soundtrack

With your partner, identify the theme that is present in the story.

Theme Litmus Test 

Is the theme supported by evidence from the work itself?

 Are all the author’s choices of plot, character, conflict, and tone controlled by this theme? 

Then based on your theme, create a soundtrack that has 3 songs with the similar theme.

Write a 2-3 sentence explanation of the song and how it relates to the theme of the Crucible.

Closure

How confident do you feel identifying theme?