Day+Two+Lesson+Plan

Day 2 Context: This lesson would be taught before beginning the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. This lesson is appropriate for students in a high school junior English class. The students in this class come from a suburban environment, and are of mixed gender, race, and include persons with disabilities.

Objective: This is a teacher guided discovery lesson aimed at setting the mood for the piece, introducing the students to the time period.

Pass Objectives: This lesson meets Reading and Literature Standard 2, objective 1, C; Standard 2, objective 2; Writing/Grammar/Mechanics and Usage Standard 1, objective 3, 4; Modes and Forms of Writing Standard 1, objective 1, A-C; Standard 1, objective 3, A-C; Standard 4, objective A; Oral Language/Listening and Speaking Standard 1, objective 1, 3; Visual Literacy Standard 1 and Standard 2 for 11th Grade language arts. []

__ Procedure __ Independent practice: I let the documentary run for the remaining 25 minutes, then stop it for the day and ask them to retrieve a laptop from the rolling portable laptop hut. They should complete their blog postings from the perspective of a person in 1692 Puritan America. They may pair up with another student to use on laptop to complete their postings if they wish. The blogs must be completed today and posted to the class blog page under the student’s screen names (all established on the first/second day of class.)
 * Introduction: ** Small recap of yesterday’s lesson, reminding them of the major themes of the first half of the documentary.
 * Guided Practice: ** I will ask them to take out their notes over the film and a pencil and prepare to continue taking notes over the documentary about the Salem Witch trials.
 * Conclusion: ** After the completion of the documentary, the students will have 15 minutes to finish the blog posts, and the remaining 15 minutes are for class discussion. Who wants to share their blog post? They can be viewed by the whole class on the smart board. What are the overarching themes of 1692 puritan life? What do the blog posts have in common? What was it like in puritan Massachusetts? Before class is over, they must turn in their completed documentary notes. If they did not finish their blog discussion, they must finish it at home.

Assessment: Their notes will be given a 25 point participation grade. Each of the blog posts will be worth 25 points for a total of 50 points for the 1692 Salem Massachusetts Blog assignment.

__ Materials __ Strips of paper with scenarios College-ruled paper Smart Board Class-set of laptops Pencils // In Search of History - Salem Witch Trials // (2005), a History Channel/A&E documentary ($12) 50 min run time DVD player

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