1.  Day Two of Act I

2.  In your journal, write a definition of “irony”

3.  SWBAT use information from non-fiction texts to clarify their understanding of The Crucible by using the information to read and analyze Act I Warm up Discuss responses to journal prompt and introduce/review irony Introduce The Crucible vocabulary Discuss Anticipation Guide Continue reading Act I of The Crucible

4. A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. Verbal Irony—Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. Situational Irony—Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. Dramatic Irony—Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

5. Dramatic exposition refers to essential background information conferred through dialogue prior to rise of action in a play or film. This information might be biographical in nature, helping the audience to formulate a deeper understanding of the characters, or it might consist of a description of events leading up to period covered in the plot. Traditional dramas can be divided into five parts, often referred to as acts. The exposition is the first of these, followed by rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. o Miller uses this technique frequently in The Crucible to give the audience background information about characters and events that happened prior to the opening scene

6. Foreshadow—to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: “Political upheavals foreshadowed war.” Pay close attention to the information Miller gives you in his expositions, as well as some of the comments that each character makes; these often foreshadow events that are coming up in the play

7.  Work on Crucible Vocabulary Assignment 1—due 10/6 for X Day and 10/7 for Y Day  Continue to work on General Vocabulary definitions—Quiz on List 2 on Thursday, October 2 nd for X Day and Friday, October 3 rd for Y Day