Crucible - Literature Kit Gr. 9-12

In this State Standards-aligned Literature Kit(TM), we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions.

In every section, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions.

The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading.

They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn.

The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning.

Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts.

Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, test prep, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text.

About the Novel: The Crucible is the award-winning play written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials of 1692.

One night in Salem Massachusetts, a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris.

His own daughter falls into a coma soon after, and the town is ablaze with talks of witchcraft.

The Reverend sends for Reverend Hale to examine the girl for witchcraft.

Hale concludes that the town of Salem is in fact engulfed in witchcraft as one by one the girls accuse other townspeople of communing with the devil.

A trial ensues causing those accused to either deny these allegations, or confess, thus accusing someone else.

This cycle finally culminates in the death of several innocent townsfolk.

The Crucible is a historical dramatization of true events that show reputation is more important than admitting ignorance.

All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.