August 7, 2014
E.Q: Does fear make you strong or weak?
Obj: Understand essential events that relate to Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Starter:
Does fear make you a weaker or stronger person?
Really reflect on yourself.
Explain your answer in a 1/2 page response.
Vocabulary:
Puritanism: Beliefs and practices of the Puritans
*the beliefs and practices of people who follow very strict moral and religious rules about the proper way to behave and live
Mass Hysteria: Acondition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
McCarthyism: A mid-20th century political attitude characterized
chiefly by opposition to elements held to be subversive and by the use
of tactics involving personal attacks on individuals by means of widely
publicized indiscriminate allegations especially on the basis of
unsubstantiated charges; broadly : defamation of character or reputation through such tactics.
Voices:
1. Loudly
2. While flexing.
3. Girly
Fill in the blank with the above vocabulary.
In my opinion (insert vocabulary word) is ________________.
Activity:
1. You will be split up into 5 different groups.
Each group will be responsible for researching one of the following five topics:
Salem Witch Trials
Puritanism
European Witch Hunts (1300-1700)
Mass Hysteria
McCarthyism
You will then present this information to the entire class.
Your group must create a poster to include the essential facts from your research.
Some of you are equipped with the definition.
Here are other questions to consider while researching.
- When did this occur?
- Why did this happen?
- What are some real life examples of this? (Mass Hysteria)
- Who was responsible for this?
- What are 3 critical facts?
- How did this start and end?
- What impact did this have on society?
- How does this relate to fear?
- How does this topic relate to the Witch Trials of Salem?
Poster Requirements:
Include the answers to the above questions.
Be neat and legible.
Eye Catching. (Use Markers and/or Colored Pencils)
Here are some suggested websites for each topic
Salem Witch Trials:
Puritanism:
European Witch Hunt:
Mass Hysteria:
McCarthyism:
2. Group Presentations
3. The Milgram Experiment
We are going to watch 2 different video clips.
How do the behaviors seen in this video relate to fear? to the history we just learned about?
Closure:
Realistically, what would you do if you were the person controlling the electric shock?
Why do you think this is?
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