1. Journal #8: You have been wrongfully accused of cheating on an exam
Journal #8: You have been wrongfully accused of cheating on an exam. If you admit to cheating, you will serve a lunch detention, have the chance to take the test again, and have the incident recorded in your permanent school record. If you maintain your innocence, you will receive a zero on the exam and an after-school detention. You will not, however, be labeled a cheater on your school records. What are the positives and negatives of each choice? Would you rather be labeled a cheater and receive less punishment, or defend your innocence and receive a larger punishment?

2. Standards and Target
identify characters based on brief descriptions recognize cause and effect identify key elements in plot CCRR3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

3. Review 1. What happened to Abigail seven months before Act One?
2. What reason does Abigail give for being dismissed from the Proctor residence?
3 . What tragedy occurred in Mrs. Putnam’s life?
4. Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba?
5. In what way does Abigail’s behavior change when she is alone with the girls? What does this reveal about her character?
6. In what way does Abigail’s behavior change when she is alone with Proctor? What do we learn about Abigail and Proctor in this scene?

4. Reading
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5. TOTD
1) Who is Reverend Hale? For what reason is he called to Salem? 2. What question does Giles Corey have for Reverend Hale? 3. Why does Abigail blame Tituba for the incident in the woods? What effect does this accusation have on Reverend Hale’s questioning of Abigail? 4. Why does Tituba confess to seeing the devil? Which women does she claim to have seen with the devil? What effect do these accusations have on Reverend Hale’s questioning of Tituba? 5. Why does Abigail join Tituba in the calling of names? What effect does this have on the other girls in the room