Monday

Objective test on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. I will also collect your annotations of the play today; make sure your name is printed on the end pages.
HW: Finish watching the documentary if you have not already done so. Notes on None Without Sin will be due on Wednesday. Tonight you should read the first ten pages of the article posted on our blog.

Tuesday

Today we will break into small groups after a lecture on evaluating sources. We will talk about identifying the article's key question and the author's purpose. When in groups, students will begin talking individual notes (after discussing in group) on the article itself.
HW: Finish reading "Dubious American Ideal: Gender and Historical Knowledge in The Crucible" by David Booth.

Wednesday

Today we will add a second article to your small group discussion, a shorter one entitled, "Witch Hunting, Thwarted Desire, and Girl Power: Arthur Miller's The Crucible" by Karen Bovard. What question does this article attempt to answer? And what is the significance of the article?
HW: Finish reading and taking notes on the two Crucible articles so we can start class with an analysis.

Thursday

Today we will compare our small group notes with those of our peers, reporting out on what we think of Booth and Bovard's essays. What are these authors attempting to answer in regard Miller's The Crucible and gender issues in America? What are their questions significant? Thinking about how one analyzes a source for credibility, reliability, usefulness in research.
Complete your notes on both articles. I will collect them in class on Friday.

Friday

Lecture on the importance of evaluating sources. We will apply these principles to an article written on the critical response to Chopin's novel when it was released.
HW: Locate your copy of Kate Chopin's The Awakening. We will begin reading the novel, in class, on Monday.