1. What do I need: Act 1 Questions on your desk Characterization Activity on your desk Composition Notebook Independent Reading Book Writing Utensil

2.  Warm-Up: Independent Reading

3.  Today’s Outlook Goal: Analyze how characterization adds to theme development in The Crucible through a close read of the text, completion of Graphic Organizer and writing assignment. What is our class goal? How does this lesson connect to that goal? Agenda:  Warm-Up: IR  Think-Pair-Share  Reading The Crucible  Theme GO  Independent Writing Assignment

4.   Act 1 Questions Due Tomorrow (Checked for accuracy not completion!)  Reading Diagnostic/ Writing Diagnostic (Monday and Tuesday are final days for make up)  Act 1 and Act 2 Quiz on Thursday: Moral Panic, Characterization, Themes, and Vocabulary  Media Center Friday: Notes/ Outline  Thesis Statements due Friday Announcements

5.  ACT 1 Questions Review

6.   2 MINUTES: In your class notes section, create a list of themes you feel we have encountered in The Crucible.  2 MINUTES: Share your list with a partner for an additional two minutes. Add at least three more themes to your list.  3 MINUTES: Chose a partner to share two of your themes with the class. Think-Pair-Share

7. Reading The Crucible Purpose: Completing “Contrast and Contradiction” Graphic Organizer

8. Contrast and Contradictions Graphic Organizer Work with your assigned partner to complete the remainder of your graphic organizers

9. Theme Graphic Organizers Work with your partner to complete the theme graphic organizer in preparation for your writing of your characterization essay.

10.   Using your work from yesterday and today’s readings, complete the rest of your chart for the characterization essay  Make sure you have at least two examples from the text  Make sure your EXPLAIN how those examples support your argument  TURN IN: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS  HOMEWORK: ACT 1 QUESTIONS, READ ACT 2 PGS….., ACT 2 QUESTIONS Independent Writing