IF THE PLAY IS NOT ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS, what is the play about? How is the play a metaphor for America's difficulty with: race, gender, politics, class, religion, morality? What would Miller say? Having read it, what do YOU say?

Monday

Returning to Miller's Crucible. If the play is about commitment--to the community's values, or to one's individual moral compass--where do the character's rest on the spectrum of loyalty to society-to-self interest? If the play is about morality--piety to God, or fidelity to family--where do those same characters fall on a spectrum of individual morality-to-community religious belief?
HW: Read the article, "Still Puritan After All These Years," and the selection from the sermon, "On Christian Charity." Begin reviewing study guide for test on Crucible.

Tuesday

Reader's theater performance of Act 4. We will use this as a way of studying for the test, which will be tomorrow in class. Be certain to bring your books, as you can use them for class.
HW: Finish the study guide questions for "On Christian Charity." Reading additional selections from Puritan packet, tonight "The Starving Time."

Wednesday

Objective test on Miller's play. We will have a writing assignment on the play later next week.
HW: Read the second half of the American folktale readings on Salem and pre-colonial fascination with the supernatural, from page 31 on. Due Friday.

Thursday

Short story by Nathaniel Hawthrone, "The Minister's Black Veil."
HW: Finish reding MBV, answering the questions in your marginal annotations.

Friday

Second short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown."
HW: If you haven't done so, finish the packet on the American folktales. You should also finish reading "Young Goodman Brown." Next week, you will write a multi-genre essay on the Puritans and the play, The Crucible. What is the play really about? What do we learn through the Puritans?