The+Crucible


 * __The Crucible – Personal Response Wiki__**

This Wiki is going to be your personal response to the play __The Crucible__. We will be studying the play for the next three weeks and it is your responsibility to update your personal Wiki lesson by lesson and week by week. Each few days I will post a response topic – you should write between 250-300 words for each and organise your work under subheadings. The topics and activities I post will be a mixture of analytical, creative and empathetic. Remember, although these are personal responses you will ultimately be graded by me and other students will be able to view these responses. Please feel free to read other students’ ideas and responses and try to write in a clear manner and be as analytical and opinionated as you like

Your page will be graded according to the Lang A Criteria – __Knowledge and Understanding__, __Appreciation of Literary Features__ and __Interpretations of the Text from the Written Commentary__ Criteria see link below. []

I will check your pages every week and you should upload your notes every few days. The final completed responses and the final strict deadline for your page is Monday November 22nd.


 * __Key Point__**

Most of the work we do will be linked to the stages through which mass hysteria can destroy a community and how Miller presents this throughout The Crucible.

**__Topic 1 - 7th November__** You are Arthur Miller – write a short (300 word) paragraph explaining your use of stage directions in Act 1. You should focus on one specific area such as the building of suspense, the relationship between stage directions and tone, stage directions and characterisation e.t.c. However, you can choose anything which interests you.

**__Topic 2 - 10th November__**

Earlier this week we began debating 'catalysts' and this was interesting in regard to our study of the play. The next topic response is simply who or what do you feel is the catalyst in The Crucible? As usual a 300 word response. Feel free to respond and comment on other students' opinions.


 * __ Topic 3 - 15th November __**

You are the director of the play. Choose an extract of between 1 and 2 pages from anywhere in the play and write a short paragraph explaining how you would direct this extract to convey an underlying sense of tension and hysteria.

**__Topic 4 - 17th November__**

Choose one theme and discuss how it is developed throughout the play using clear and appropriate examples.

__ Topic 5 - 22nd November __

How relevant do you feel this play is to contemporary society. Feel free to mention symbolism or themes.


 * __Personal Wiki Pages__**
 * __@Lea__**
 * __@Halina__**
 * __@Alice__**
 * __@Magnus__**
 * __@Anna T__**
 * __@Anna A__**
 * __@Mukundwa__**
 * __Zikry__**
 * __@Selam__**
 * __@Laura__**
 * __@Jack__**
 * __@Ivan__**
 * __@Joel__**