Plymouth Plantation
Salem Witch Trials
Pre-Reading the Crucible
Crucible
Argumentative Essay
100

I wrote the Plymouth Plantation.

Who is William Bradford?

100

The year it all started...

What is 1692?

100

A person must choose between two or more difficult options, and either choice will violate a moral principle or cause a negative outcome.

What is a moral Dilemma?

100

They are dancing around the fire with Tituba.

Who  are the girls in Salem Village

100

Always include in your introduction...

What is your stance on the claim.

200

We landed in this year.

What is 1692?

200

These children clamied they were possessed by this.

What is the devil?

200

A form of public shaming in which groups or individuals swiftly denounce and campaign against a target, often using social media

What is Cancel Culture

200

Abigail

Who is the main character in the Crucible?

200

You must also mention this in the introduction.

What is the counterclaim?

300

The puritans fought with this group of people.

Who are Native People of America?

300

A phenomenon where a group of people experience similar physical symptoms without an identifiable medical cause.

What is Mass Hysteria?

300

The setting of the Crucible is in this Village, which is now a city in Massachusetts.  

What is Salem.

300

Scene 1: Why are they praying around the little girl?

She is sick in bed (With an unknown illness)

300

You must use two texts to support your 2 reasons to do this.

Support your Claim.

400

The Puritans made their decisions based on this.

What is their Religion/ God?

400

The Witch Trials took Place in this State.

What is Massachusetts? 

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

She is the Actress that plays the main character in the Crucible.


Who is Winona Ryder.

400

The genre of Crucible is Historical Fiction and is written in this format. 

WHAT IS the format of A PLAY.

400

You must have 1 source to substantiate this part of the essay.

What is the counterclaim?

500

The Puritans left England because of this.

What is Religious Freedom?

500

The Salem Witch Trials started started with them!

Young Girls/Children

500

It is why we look into the history of what we're going to read.  It is why we pre read.

To find out why it was written, what the motivation was and to get a sense of the time period.

500

Everyone in the community is involved in some way with this (group). They live their lives by it.

What is the Church?

500

You must use this amount of evidence in your argumentative essay.

What are 3 different texts