The Crucible
Arthur Miller

Homework Assignments: Week 15
AP English

Monday
12/3 Study for the exam on The Crucible. Work on the study questions. Read through your notes and the notes online. Review the Act IV questions. The exam will be on Thursday.

Tuesday
12/4 Begin writing your review of Hytner’s movie version of The Crucible. See the link for details.

Wednesday
12/5 Finish your study questions if you're going for the extra credit or finish studying for the exam. The exam is tomorrow.

Thursday
12/6 Finish writing your review of the movie. Due Friday.

Friday
12/7 Read in your IR book.

Homework Assignments: Week 14

Monday
11/26 Complete the Act IV Questions: Part I.

Tuesday
11/27 Complete the Act IV Questions: Part II.

Wednesday
11/28 Make a list of the differences between Arthur Miller’s script of the play and Hytner’s movie version of The Crucible. Also write down some notes on your opinion of his casting choices and scene selections/adaptations. Bring these notes to class tomorrow.
Thursday
11/29 Add to your script/movie notes. Browse through the speech contest wiki and write down some notes from articles, questions that you have and some ideas on angles for your speech. Bring both sets of notes to class on Friday.

Friday
11/30 Read in your IR book. Study for The Crucible exam. The exam will be on Tuesday 12/4.

Homework Assignments: Week 13

Monday
11/19 Complete the timed writing assignment. Due at the end of the day tomorrow.

Tuesday
11/20 During vacation, read a lot in your IR book start thinking about speech contest angles. This year’s topic is: Immigration—My Solution.
Check out some of the links on the school wiki. Finish your timed writing if you have not done so already.

Homework Assignments: Week 12

Tuesday
11/13 Complete Quotation Reflection #1. Choose two thought-provoking quotations from Act II of The Crucible and write at least half a page of each or more than a page on one. See the link for details.

Wednesday
11/14 Read to page 98 or 101 in The Crucible. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday
11/15 Finish reading Act III of The Crucible. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Friday
11/16 Read in your IR book start thinking about speech contest angles. This year’s topic is: Immigration—My Solution.

Homework Assignments: Week 11

Monday
11/5 Based on peer editing suggestions, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Due Tuesday.

Tuesday
11/6 Read to page 28 in The Crucible. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Wednesday.

Wednesday
11/7 Read to the end of Act I in The Crucible. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Friday.

Thursday
11/8 Based on my comments on your essay and on the Writing Notes, carefully write a final draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Final drafts are due on Tuesday.

Friday
11/9 Read in your IR book and finish writing your final draft. Enjoy the long weekend. Due Tuesday.

 


 In-class Assignments

Introduction
Reading Quiz #1
Group Reading Quiz #2
Act IV Questions: Part I
Act IV Questions: Part II

Due Dates

Crucible Exam: Thursday 12/6
Movie review: Friday 12/7

Notes Act I
Notes Act II
Notes Act III
Notes Act IV

Notes on the play as a whole
Study Questions
Definition of tragedy

 

Quotation Reflection Model