Unit 5--Weeks 5-7

This week we will discuss a historical play by Arthur Miller, The Crucible. We will read the play aloud, discuss the themes and the story together. This play is based on the true events of The Salem Witch Trials, with some liberties taken by the author for dramatic effect.

On your own blogs, please re-write the following standards. When we are finished with the unit, return to your blogs and state whether or not we mastered these standards as a class. Remember to give a complete reason and explain why you feel we did or did not.

Standards:

ELAWLRL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events, main ideas, and cultural characteristics) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.

ELAWLRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of world literature and provides evidence from the text to support understanding.

ELAWLRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works from around the world by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.

ELAWLRC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

ELAWLRC2 The student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas.