The Crucible Project

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The Crucible Project

• The witch hunt for information

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Agenda

• Introduction to The Crucible
• www.spsv.org-- Finding Ms. Pittmans page
• The Project
• Annotated Bibliography
• Group Assignments
• Project Schedule

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Introduction The Crucible

• Genre Play- tragedy
• Author Arthur Miller
• Year Published 1953
• Setting Salem, Massachusetts
• Themes Intolerance Hysteria
• Reputation

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Ms. Pittmans Website

• www.spsv.org
• Departments-English
• Ms. Pittman
• Projects
• The Crucible Project
• Project opens in a new page (CTRL)

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The Crucible Project

• This project has several components broken up
  into a step-by-step model.
• Individual
• Group
• Culminates in a PowerPoint Presentation
• Project will take approximately two weeks

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The Crucible Project

• This project introduces The Crucible by posing
  the following question
• What should be done to keep the innocent from
  being accused and presumed guilty?

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The Crucible Project

• You will
• research the background of the
• Salem Witch Trials
• McCarthyism
• and other "witch hunts" throughout history
• Find their causes, evaluate their consequences,
  and develop a solution that would help avoid
  and/or prevent such "witch hunts" in the future.
• Letter to the Editor

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The Crucible Project

• The Process
• Do steps 1 2 for homework tonight. Journal in
  your notebooks.
• Steps 3, 4, 5 will begin in the library tomorrow

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The Crucible Project

• The Process Step 3
• Research
• Sources online
• PBS
• History Textbook
• You must use 3 sources (annotated bibliography)

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The Crucible Project

• The Process Step 3
• Research finding reliable sources
• Internet
• Consider the Source
• Compare Sources
• Seek the Original Source
• Check with a librarian, teacher, parent
• When evaluating a source on the net ask yourself
  Is the information (1) reasonable, (2) reliable,
  (3) accurate, (4) current, (5) complete?

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The Crucible Project

• The Process Step 3
• Infotrac

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Annotated Bibliography

• Annotated Bibliography is a list of citations to
  books, articles, and documents.
• Each citation is followed by a brief (usually
  about 150 word) descriptive and evaluative
  paragraph, the annotation.
• The purpose of the annotation is to inform the
  reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of
  the sources cited.

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Annotated Bibliography

• You must have 3 typed annotations of 1 paragraph
  each that must include
• MLA citation format for the article
• Summary of the main ideas in the article
• 1-2 sentences stating your impression of the
  article (what did you like/dislike about it?)

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Annotated Bibliography

• SAMPLE ANNOTATION
• Cite sources in MLA format
• Writers Inc. pp 259-274

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Annotated Bibliography

• Summary
• 1. Explain the main point of the source(book,
  journal, website,etc.) in three to five
  sentences.
• Focus on purpose, content, special value
• Be sure to use complete sentences and to avoid
  wordiness.
• 2. In 1-2 sentences state your impression of the
  article.
• What do you like or dislike
• MAXIMUM 7 SENTENCES

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The Crucible Project Schedule