The Crucible: Act 1 (1 of 2)

Do you have an ORANGE copy of The Crucible?
Find page 2: "A NOTE ON THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF THIS PLAY"

• I have my copy, and I am on page 2!

• I don't have my copy or can't find the page.
  
  I NEED TO STOP AND ASK MY TEACHER FOR HELP!

You have already completed the "What's a New England Primer?" and "Puritan Religion + Beliefs" activities in Unit 8. How confident do you feel about your knowledge of Puritan Society?

• I feel very confident, because I feel like I know a lot about how the Puritans lived.

• I feel a little confident, because I feel like I know some information about how the Puritans lived.

• I do not feel very confident, because I feel like I understand little about how the Puritans lived.

• I do not feel confident, because I feel like I don't understand a lot about how the Puritans lived.

Why were the Puritans NOT ALLOWED to read novels?

• Reading any book for fun instead of reading the bible was a sin

• The Puritans preferred movies instead of the book

The Puritans thought that the forest was

• God's creation; nature is a wonderful place

• the Devil's playground; nature is a dangerous place

What is the definition of a PARADOX?

The play FORESHADOWS that Tituba will be blamed for any trouble in the play because she is a slave.
Why is TITUBA an easy target to the other characters?

Does it seem like REVEREND PARRIS cares more about his daughter BETTY, or his reputation in town? Why?

What do YOU think happened that got Abigail fired?

What's one reason THOMAS PUTNAM has problems with people in Salem?

BETTY and RUTH are...

• pretending to be sick because they are scared to get in trouble

• actually sick with the flu

• actually sick from the Devil possessing them and black magic from a witch