Osborne World Literature Classes

Standard:  ELAGSE11-12RL3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

Learning Target: I can analyze the characters’ actions and the author’s intent in The Crucible.

Opening Session:  VOCAB!!!

1. —Abhor
   1. —(verb) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
2. —Amend
   1. —(verb) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
3. —Buffet
   1. —(verb) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty
   2. —(noun) a slap, blow
4. —Chaos
   1. —(noun) great confusion, disorder
5. —Commodious
   1. —(adj.) roomy, spacious
6. —Corrosive
   1. —(adj.) eating away gradually; acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
7. —Discern
   1. —(verb) to see clearly, recognize
8. —Extant
   1. —(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
9. —Implicate
   1. —(verb) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
10. —Inter
    1. —(verb) to bury, commit to the earth; consign to oblivion
11. —Martinet
    1. —(noun) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
12. —Obviate
    1. —(verb) to anticipate or prevent; to remove, dispose of
13. —Reprehensible
    1. —(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
14. —Renegade
    1. —(noun) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
    2. —(adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
15. —Somber
    1. —(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
16. —Squalid
    1. —(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
17. —Turbulent
    1. —(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
18. —Vociferous
    1. —(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
19. —Voluminous
    1. —(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
20. —Waive
    1. —(verb) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer—

Work Session: Today we’re continuing to read The Crucible! Here’s the cast list, in case anyone has forgotten their part:

• Rev. Parris – Ivan
• Betty Parris – Katrina
• Tituba – Jaytin
• Abigail Williams – Fatima
• Susanna Walcott – Alexa
• Mrs. Ann Putnam – Mauricio
• Mr. Thomas Putnam – Kathy
• Mercy Lewis – Evelin
• Mary Warren – Aracely
• John Proctor – Adriana
• Rebecca Nurse – Ivon
• Giles Corey – Stella
• Rev. Hale – Katrina
• Elizabeth Proctor – Joselyn
• Francis Nurse – Ore
• Ezekiel Cheever – Ashley
• Marshal Herrick – Janae
• Judge Hathorne – Aveia
• Deputy Governor Danforth – Khmeya
• Sarah Good – Darlene
• Hopkins –  Joshua

Closing Session: Journal entry: What’s significant or ironic about John Proctor being unable to remember the Commandment “Thou shalt not commit adultery”?

Assessment: Formative (journal check, class discussions)

Differentiation: Process (scaffolding)

Homework: Read 20 minutes in your Free Choice book