American Lit--Thursday, September 5

Objective: What is mass hysteria? Why did Arthur Miller write "The Crucible?"

Skill of the day--Students read from their novels for 15 minutes

Activities/Schedule for the day
1- Students completed a free write and then we discussed these as a class--

• Write about a time when you were so afraid that you did or thought irrationally.

2- Watched a video clip from the TV series "Scare Tactics." Discussed why and how fear allows us to do things we wouldn't normally do.

3- Presentation on the Salem Witch Trials and how their fear drove them to act irrationally. To view
Salem Witch Hunts/Mass Hysteria

4- Students wrote a paragraph answering the following prompt--this was turned in for a grade:
Mass Hysteria Paragraph

5- Presentation on McCarthysm--Answering the question: "Why did Arthur Miller write the Crucible?"

Homework: NONE