Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wednesday, June 9

Mr. P lectured briefly, reviewing the historical background (which we learned about in the documentary film previously) of Arthur Miller's writing of The Crucible, focusing especially on the importance of "naming names" to satisfy the anti-Communist interrogators, a matter which is especially important to understanding Act III.

Then we proceeded to listen to the recording of Act III as students read along and worked on their character booklets.