Appendix B
Day One handout with due dates, definitions and study questions
| English 3 PSP | NAME ______________________ |
White-Beck
Today we will begin the study of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Provided for you here are: the schedule for our work on the play, key words and terms for you to define while we are reading, and questions for you to consider while reading. Bring this packet to class and be ready to show your progress daily.
Key words and terms for understanding the background information
First Amendment Rights
civil liberties
war
habeas corpus
The Civil War
World War I
sedition
treason
World War II
internment
curfew
McCarthyism
communism
The Cold War
9/11
Terrorism
(This Dramatic Terminology can be a poster displayed right next to your Well-Made Play chart as well as a student handout)
Dramatic Terminology
Theme the main idea or point of the story
Plot what happens
Dialogue speech between two or more characters
Monologue speech by one character
Soliloquy speech by one character alone on stage made to let the audience know what s/he is thinking
Aside speech addressed to the audience by a character which the other characters on stage are not supposed to hear
Subtext the underlying meaning of the line of dialogue; what the character is thinking or really means
Stage Directions appear in italics and let the reader know what action is taking place
Protagonist the character that the audience wants to win his or her objective
Antagonist the character trying to prevent the protagonist from achieving his or her objective
(The Well-Made Play Chart is included at the end of the unit.)
In the Exposition Column, students will fill in the following: Who, What, Where, and When. Use a familiar story as an example; a Disney movie is usually a good choice. For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs the Exposition column would include this information:
- Snow White, a young girl despised by her stepmother for her beauty
- Maleficent, her stepmother, intent on being the "fairest of them all."
- A Talking Mirror that advises Maleficent
- In a small kingdom long ago surrounded by woods
- Maleficent orders her servant to have Snow White killed.
- Her servant is unable to kill Snow White.
- Snow White finds shelter with Seven Dwarfs where she meets and falls in love with The Prince.
- The Mirror tells Maleficent Snow White is still alive.
- Maleficent disguises herself and successfully poisons Snow White.
The Prince arrives to find Snow White in her glass coffin and decides to give her a last kiss. This decision dislodges the poisoned apple from her throat and she is restored to life.The Falling Action is what happens as a result of the Climax.
- The Dwarfs are overjoyed.
- Maleficent's evil plan is foiled.
Snow White and The Prince live Happily Ever After.
This chart should be drawn on the board by the teacher and the Exposition part filled in as a group. Then, students should fill in the rest of the information as they read. This helps them to identify the information that fits into each category. Through this activity, students can sort out the events in the story and should be able to identify the theme through tracing the flow of events.
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