The+Crucible

Socratic Seminar Questions
 * 1) Why did the people of Salem believe in witches? yes/2 3/5
 * 2) What did religion really mean to the people of Salem? 0/2 5/5
 * 3) What were the peoples' true values as opposed to the Christian beliefs they professed? 0/2 2/5
 * 4) Why is the play called "The Crucible"? What is the intense trial really about? 2/2 6/6
 * 5) Who is the true devil or witch in the play? 2/2 yes/5
 * 6) Why did the Puritans never learn to tolerate one another? 0/2 1/5
 * 7) Why were the Puritans so against everything? 1/2 0/5
 * 8) Why are the townspeople so easily swayed by the accustations? yes/2 yes/5
 * 9) Where do the good souls lay in all of the mess of action in the play? 1/2 0/5
 * 10) Did religion affect the Puritan society for the better or worse? yes/2 yes/5


 * 1) Were the acts of the "devil" found in the non-religious or within the church? no/2 nil/5
 * 2) Even though the Puritans never found the witches they hunted for, did they unearth the demons in their society in the process? no/2 7/5
 * 3) Is what the people of Salem did justified by their beliefs? 2/2 poop/5
 * 4) Was the devil really in the puritans? yes/2 yes/5
 * 5) Who is the villain of the play? yes/2 6/5
 * 6) Why did the courts do the devil's work? no/2 2/5
 * 7) Who is the true hero of The Crucible? no/2 yes/5
 * 8) In the end, who in the play is telling the truth? yes/2 2/5
 * 9) Are the witch hunters really at fault for having their own beliefs? 1/2 yes/5

Historical context on Puritan New England: http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/purdef.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21067412/The-Crucible-Text

Then-and-Now The Crucible Essay Assignment: The Guiding Question: Has America changed since the time of the Puritans? i.e. Are people just as judgmental today as they were back in the time of the Puritans? Other Essay Guidelines:
 * Write in the third person
 * Stay focused on your thesis throughout the essay (which responds to your rhetorical question)
 * Base each paragraph in quotes/paraphrases from The Crucible/examples for contemporary news sources
 * All body paragraphs need to follow the claim/evidence/commentary model
 * Here is the complete rubric: [[file:Differentiated Then-Now rubric.docx]]

If you have not yet selected an article for your paragraph, here is one to use: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/education/23texas.html?_r=1&ref=us&pagewanted=print

Here is the prompt for your "tolerance" (or "intollerance") paragraph:

Choose a side on your topic and defend it, using examples from the article that you chose. Should we be tolerant or intolerant of the position stated in the article?