Monday
Journal Activity: Can a person's life be ruined by false accusations? Describe a time when you were falsely accused of something. What happened? How did you feel? What might have happened if numerous people began to side with the accusers?
Tuesday
Discuss McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nublLQDGbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWeZ5SKXvj8&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2J2HHZIkk
Discuss "mass-hysteria" and the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA).
Wednesday and Thursday
Use the A&E video, The Salem Witch Trials, and the handout to introduce essential background information for the setting of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Friday
Watch Act I of The Crucible on DVD. Complete the guide questions by Monday.
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