English 10 students will begin reading Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible this week. The Crucible, which recounts the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, is an allegory to McCarthyism of the 1950s when Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist suspicions fueled the Second Red Scare in the United States. Students will be required to complete Study Questions for each of the four Acts in the play. This week, students will read Act 1, complete the corresponding Study Questions and take a 20-point Quiz on Act 1.
Act 1 Study Questions (45 points)
DUE DATES:
Blocks 2, 5, + 6 - Thursday March 10
Blocks 3 + 7 - Friday March 11
Act 1 Quiz (20 points)
Blocks 2, 5, + 6 - Thursday March 10
Blocks 3 + 7 - Friday March 11
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