Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
A 20-page guide is a must-have for any instructor, seasoned veteran, or first year-teacher, using Arthur Miller's The Crucible as an anchor text. The guide begins with extensive background information about Miller and the McCarthy era...
Lesson Plan
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Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the effect of history on fictional or dramatic works of art by reading, Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. They examine the ties between a nation's history and culture with the literature it produces.
PPT
Curated OER

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Teachers 9th
Understanding the historical context of Arthur Miller's The Crucible is an important part in understanding the play itself. Over 25 slides, the audience learns details of Miller's early childhood and some major events that were happening...
Activity
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Final Crucible Project Options

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Finding and/or designing a menu of equally weighted synthesizing projects to end a unit can be a challenge. Simplify the task with this menu of individual and group projects meant to accompany a study of The Crucible. Presentations,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arthur Miller and The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the dramatic elements of The Crucible. In this drama lesson, students explore the elements and themes of the Arthur Miller play as they read the play and watch performances of some of the acts. Students then...
PPT
Curated OER

The Crucible

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Before reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible with your middle and high schoolers, consider running through this short PowerPoint. Five slides introduce the plot, the author, and Puritanism. The slides are text-heavy, and not much...
Worksheet
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Anticipation Guide for The Crucible

For Students 8th - 9th
Before reading The Crucible with your ninth graders, give your class this prereading guide. They write agree or disagree for nine statements listed. Example statement: Honesty is always the best policy. What makes this guide even better...
Organizer
Mission Valley Ambulance

The Crucible

For Students 9th - 11th
Prepare readers of Arthur Miller's The Crucible for a timed, in-class essay assessment with seven graphic organizers that ask individuals to note conflicts, both internal and external, characters' actions, possible...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kazan, Miller, and the McCarthy Era

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read The Crucible in order to investigate the McCarthy era and the Hollywood Blacklist. Students watch video clips of the McCarthy witch hunts and investigate the time period through online research. Students recreate sections...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Salem Witch Trials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the implications of the Salem Witch Trials. For this literature lesson, students read Arthur Miller's The Crucible and compare the witch trials to McCarthyism of the 1950's. Students rewrite scenes from the play...
Lesson Plan
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Which of You Is A Witch?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain comprehensive background knowledge of the Salem witch trials in preparation for reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible. They participate in a role-play activity designed to simulate a modern day witch-hunt.
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Annenberg Foundation

Becoming Visible

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The television and interstate highways both came of age in 1950s America. Scholars use film, text, and discussion to explore how these and other cultural icons shaped the literature of the time. Pupils also create a family history...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Crucible

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit. Credit is earned for learning, which comes about through listening, discussion, reading, and/or doing. They are verbally assessed for each activity chosen to complete.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whether or Not to Come to the Aid of One's Countryman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine a scenario and make decisions about how people would be likely to act in that situation, how people should act in that situation, and how difficult it would be to take certain actions in that situation.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Capitalization and Punctuation Worksheet 2

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students correct the punctuation and capitalization errors in fifteen sentences. Students check their answers when their done.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of three video lessons about Arthur Miller and his play "The Crucible." Teaching materials including handouts and discussion questions are included.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Research Assignment

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a pre-reading research assigment providing background for The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a list of topics and questions under each topic. It results in a presentation using Glogster, Prezi, or PowerPoint.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is a review of The Crucible by Arthur Miller including a LitChart and a Jeopardy game over The Crucible.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to an American Literature unit on The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Miller wrote the play about the witch hunt in the 1690s in Salem, Massachusetts as an allegory protesting against McCarthyism, a similiar problem...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Final Assessment Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on writing a critical analysis essay over The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features information about writing the introduction, body, and conclusion; a list of topics to choose from, and the essay requirements. Links...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides a list of vocabulary words for The Crucible by Arthur Miller and a crossword puzzle using the words.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible: Act I

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Act I of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It features a study guide and a self-assessment quiz over Act I.