Brain-Storming Deputy Governor Danforth John Proctor Mary Warren Elizabeth Proctor Betty Parris Reverend Samuel Parris Abigail Williams Tituba Reverend John Hale Judge Hathorne Who is to blame for the mass hysteria in The Crucible? Who is responsible for all the deaths of those innocent Puritans who died during the witch trials?

Essay Organization Introduction  Hook  Background Information  Thesis  Include: Author and Title! Body 1-3  Topic Sentence  Evidence  Analysis  Evidence  Analysis  Synthesis/Summary Conclusion  Restate Thesis  Synthesis of Body Paragraphs  So What?

Introduction Hook/Attention Grabber  Good Hooks: Statistics, Vivid Imagery, Rhetorical Questions, Quotations, etc. Background Information  Pretend I have never read The Crucible. What do I need to know in order to understand your essay? Thesis  (Character name) is to blame for the mass hysteria in The Crucible because of (actions, thoughts, words, rhetorical devices, etc). The importance of the cause of the hysteria is that (__________________).

Sample Introduction 1) Religion is commonly viewed as a course to salvation, but in one town called Salem, it was the cause for chaos and damnation. 2) In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, for seemingly no reason, the Puritan townspeople began to turn on each other and accuse each other of witchcraft. 3) Abigail Williams was the chief accuser, but was supported by other girls in the town. 4) Many people became victims in Judge Danforth’s court, and at least twenty were hanged. Giles Corey was pressed to death. 5) What was the cause of all this misery? Who could be blamed for all these deaths? 6) (Character name) is to blame for the mass hysteria in The Crucible because of (actions, thoughts, words, etc). 7) The importance of as the cause of the hysteria is that (__________________).

Thesis: Road Map THESIS:  (Character name) is to blame for the mass hysteria in The Crucible because of (actions, thoughts, words, etc). The importance of as the cause of the hysteria is that (__________________). Body Paragraph 1:  actions Body Paragraph 2:  thoughts Body Paragraph 3:  words Conclusion:  The importance of as the cause of the hysteria is that (__________________).