The CrucibleThe Crucible

Forced Choice ThemesForced Choice Themes

MAKE A STRONG MAKE A STRONG ARGUMENT!ARGUMENT!• Give Give threethree examples. (Choose your examples. (Choose your

strongest to debate during forced choice)strongest to debate during forced choice)• Be specific! Be specific! • Concise and Clear Concise and Clear • Expand and elaborate! Expand and elaborate!

** Use examples from a Use examples from a book, movie, or book, movie, or personal experiencepersonal experience. (Hint: themes relate . (Hint: themes relate to what we are reading/learning about)to what we are reading/learning about)

For the following Forced For the following Forced Choice:Choice:• Each Forced Choice topic will be presented Each Forced Choice topic will be presented

to you on a slide.to you on a slide.• You will have 3 minutes to write down You will have 3 minutes to write down

three arguments FOR or AGAINST the three arguments FOR or AGAINST the following statement.following statement.

• Once this is completed, we will begin the Once this is completed, we will begin the Forced Choice debate. No longer than 10 Forced Choice debate. No longer than 10 minutes for each topic. (We need to “move minutes for each topic. (We need to “move along, move along…”)along, move along…”)

Forced Choice 1Forced Choice 1

• Public humiliation is the most Public humiliation is the most effective form of punishment.effective form of punishment.

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 2Forced Choice 2

• If you were happy in your functioning If you were happy in your functioning community and a new group of community and a new group of people with different beliefs moved people with different beliefs moved into town. Would youinto town. Would you

A.A.Stay and change your lifestyleStay and change your lifestyle

B.B.Leave and continue living the way Leave and continue living the way you’re used to.you’re used to.

Forced Choice 3Forced Choice 3

Racism will always exist. Racism will always exist.

A.A.Yes Yes

B.B.No.No.

Forced Choice 4Forced Choice 4

People who have an affair should be People who have an affair should be punished and criticized.punished and criticized.

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 5Forced Choice 5

• Our fate is predetermined. Our fate is predetermined.

• Whatever is meant to be will be. Whatever is meant to be will be.

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 6Forced Choice 6

It is always better to tell the truthIt is always better to tell the truth

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 7Forced Choice 7

Would you rather…Would you rather…

-be popular and fake-be popular and fake

-or a not popular and real-or a not popular and real

Forced Choice 8Forced Choice 8

• Is it better to be…Is it better to be…

• A- FearedA- Feared

• B- LovedB- Loved