Do Now• Complete all of page 3 in The Crucible

booklet: Vocabulary Act I Read the directions.

• When finished, continue reading “Half-Hanged Mary”

A government ruled by God or religion

Acting like a demon or with evil characteristics

Anyone with Kryptonite / Lex Luthor / Someone

supernaturally strongSly, cunning, manipulative, seeking revenge

Without a ruler, there would be Chaos.

E

BCA

D

Objective

•SWBAT analyze dialogue, stage directions, and narration to determine characterization.

AnnOUNCEMENTS / rEMINDERS

Back to School Night!

Agenda• Do Now –

Vocabulary(10 min)• Introduction / Setting

(10 min)• Act I (part 1) and

Discussion(35 min)• Characterization (25

min)• Exit Ticket (10 min)

The CrucibleAct I

Open to PAGE 21 – in Reader

Before starting on page 8, let’s review some key setting descriptions.

A Town sounds larger and more modern than a village. Salem is closer to a village. People all probably know one another, which could cause drama.

Salem is strict. They don’t really have fun. It could cause people to rebel, especially young people.

Tituba (40s) - SlaveParris (mid 40s) – Reverend Abigail – 17 years oldSusanna (16) Goody Putman (45)Thomas Putnam (near 50)Mercy Lewis (18)Mary Warren (17)Betty Parris (10)John Proctor (mid 30s)Rebecca Nurse (72)Giles Corey (83)

Characters Introduced in Act 1 - First 1/2

• Stage directions are in italics and are not read

(example: Abigail, with anger)

• Narrator – Ms. N (or audio)- I will read narration only after the first stage

directions of each character.

Ex: Parris, scrambling to his feet in a feet: Out of my sight! She is gone.

Begin on page 8

The Crucible begins in the house of Reverend Samuel Parris, whose daughter, Betty, lies unconscious in bed upstairs.

Tituba• 40s• Slave from Barbados

“Your name in the town—it is entirely white, is it not?”(12).

Goody Proctor, former employer

Narration

• Wealthiest son• Bitter• Vindictive• Greedy• “name is so often found as a witness corroborating the supernatural testimony”

A word about Thomas Putnam

Ann Putman (Goody/Mrs.)

- “I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.”

Betty wakes!

- widow- Has 10 year old daughter

- Tries to convince villagers, there is not witchcraft

- Cares about reputation

- 10 years old

- Parris’daughter

-Fake illness / crying

- Avoid getting in trouble

- 17 years old

- Parris’niece- Orphan

- Danced and drank blood to kill Goody Proctor

- Wants revenge and to be with John Proctor- 40, Slave

from Barbados

- Crying over Betty

- Cares / - Possible scapegoat

Before we read about Mr. Proctor, finish the Character chart with a neighbor.

A word about John Proctor• Mid 30s• Husband to Elizabeth

Proctor• Individual• Does not follow gossip• Sinner who still feels guilt • Respected and Feared in

Salem

Rebecca Nurse

• Respected in the town

• Owns landed with husband, Francis

• Honest and strong-minded

• Level-headed• Many grandchildren

Characterization types• Direct Characterization – directly told (in

this case, narrator tells us)Ex: Thomas Putnam “regarded himself as

the intellectual superior of most”.• Indirect Characterization – revealed

through dialogue, actions, and reactionsEx: Thomas Putnam rolled his eyes while

others were speaking.

She is an orphan. Her parents were murdered.

Bitter / attention-seeking / lonely

Many have stopped going to church. He talks about money.

Greedy, unpopular,

They had an affair; it’s over.

Proctor is regretful; Abigail is naïve and lovesick.

Complete on your own.

They had an affair; it’s over.

Proctor is regretful; Abigail is naïve and lovesick.

Quick Plot Recall• We will come back to these 3

questions once we finish the act.

Continue reading to Hale’s introduction.

Complete #9+10 on your own.

Abigail says this to the other girls. She’s threatening them to say they only danced. Her threat reveals she is violent, serious, and a bully.