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Lesson Plan
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Character Analysis and The Crucible

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Readers of The Crucible use a SATDO chart to collect evidence they will use to craft interpretive statements and an analysis of one of Miller’s characters. Background information on the play and about Miller, links to handouts,...
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Activity
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Final Crucible Project Options

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Finding and/or designing a menu of equally weighted synthesizing projects to end a unit can be a challenge. Simplify the task with this menu of individual and group projects meant to accompany a study of The Crucible. Presentations,...
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Activity
Scripps Ranch High School

The Crucible Journal Project

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
While reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible, start or end each day with a journal activity. The project includes a list of prompts for each act of the play. Pupils choose a prompt every time they write and connect their own experiences to...
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Worksheet
Springfield Public Schools District 186

The Crucible Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
Check that your class is keeping up with and understanding the reading with this straightforward reading check quiz for Act I of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. There are 25 questions total, which cover characters, plot recall, and...
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PPT
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Modern American Theatre: Intro to Drama

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Set this slideshow up at as an independent work station, or to provide your theater arts class with a look at the many manifestations of modern literary drama. Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and Arthur Miller are the focus of the...
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PPT
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Modern Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Upper graders can read all about the origins of modern drama. Each slide provides a paragraph of information related to key players, art movements, and time periods that shaped modern drama. It relates well to many aspects of literature...
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PPT
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The Crucible

For Teachers 11th
Display information regarding Arthur Miller and some of his well-known plays. The majority of these slides give facts, biographical, and historical information; only one slide lists information on the Salem witch trials as they pertain...
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PPT
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Teachers 11th
Begin reading The Crucible and form a foundation for your study with this presentation. Arthur Miller and the historical background of McCarthyism are covered at the beginning, followed by short descriptions of all the characters in the...
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Teachers 11th
Examine the life of Arthur Miller and the characters in one of his well-known plays, The Crucible. The first few slides give background information on Miller as well as Senator McCarthy and the blacklisted celebrities during the...
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Lesson Plan
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The Breaking of Charity

For Teachers 11th
The danger of mob mentality is on display in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Get your class thinking with some challenging quickwrite questions, then assign characters from the play to be read aloud altogether. Links to worksheets for...
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Lesson Plan
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Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the effect of history on fictional or dramatic works of art by reading, Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. They examine the ties between a nation's history and culture with the literature it produces.
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Lesson Plan
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Anticipation Guide for Death of a Salesman

For Teachers 11th - 12th
"It is better to ignore something unpleasant than to face reality." Readers of Death of a Salesman complete an anticipation guide before tackling Arthur's Miller's tale of Willy Loman and his sons. After completing the play, class...
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The Crucible

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Before reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible with your middle and high schoolers, consider running through this short PowerPoint. Five slides introduce the plot, the author, and Puritanism. The slides are text-heavy, and not much...
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PPT
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The Death of a Salesman Act I: the Lowman Family & their American/Capitalist Dreams

For Teachers Higher Ed
This thirty-slide presentation, designed to accompany a lecture on the first act of Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman, would be appropriate for a college-level American literature class or perhaps as a teacher resource. 
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Lesson Plan
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#2902. 21st Century: Make Literature Relevant!

For Teachers 11th - 12th
J-Peezy to hang? Would John Proctor by any other name be as brave? High school scholars update scenes from Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and perform them before the class. After viewing and enjoying the modern trappings of their scenes,...
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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

For Teachers 11th
Read biographical information on Arthur Miller, author and notable playwright. Show your class this presentation as you begin reading Death of a Salesman and look into the man who created the work.
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The Salem Witch Trials 1692

For Teachers 11th
Look at images depicting the Salem Witch Trials and read a few character descriptions. Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are featured with the remaining slides being pictures. Show your history or English class this slide as you read...
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Interactive
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All My Sons Theme of Guilt and Blame

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literary analysis learning exercise, learners respond to 3 short answer and essay questions about guilt and blame in All My Sons. Students also read and debate two thesis statements about how the suburban community is to blame in...
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Interactive
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The Crucible Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Interactive
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Death of a Salesmen - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the play at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
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Arthur Miller and The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the dramatic elements of The Crucible. In this drama lesson, students explore the elements and themes of the Arthur Miller play as they read the play and watch performances of some of the acts. Learners then write...
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Interactive
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A View from the Bridge Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. Students may submit their answers to be scored.