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Day 5 Context: This lesson would be taught during the study of 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 student discovery lesson that explores the play //The Crucible// by Arthur Miller. The students will apply their knowledge and what they have learned from the play. Also, they will have the opportunity to practice their MLA documentation skills, grammar and mechanics, and other aspects of paper writing. In addition, they will have the opportunity to practice public speaking.

Pass Objectives: This lesson meets Reading/Literature Standard 1, Objective 2 and 5; Standard 2, objective 2, A, B and D, objective 3; Standard 3, objective 2, E; Standard 4, objective 1, Writing/Grammar/Mechanics and Usage Standard 1, objective 1, 3, 4-6; Standard 2, objective 1, 3, and 5, Standard 3; Oral Language/Listening and Speaking Standard 1 and 2 for 11th Grade language arts. []

__ Procedure __
 * Introduction: ** I remind them that they have twenty minutes left to complete their newsletter before they present. Remind them to save and print.
 * Guided Practice: ** I will gather the students back in the classroom so that they may begin presenting their newsletters. They each get about a minute. I will make notes on the presentation, writing down some information that was heavily covered by the presentations to make into some quiz questions for Monday. Encourage the students to take notes on the presentations as it might help them study for Monday’s quiz, which will also be over Act Iof the play.

Modification: If those with verbal impairments would still like the extra credit, but do not feel comfortable presenting, they can type up their presentation points over the newsletter and assign another student to help him or her by reading off the verbal cues. They could also turn in the verbal cues for 5 points extra credit rather than verbally presenting, as a response to the assignment.


 * Conclusion: ** Remind them to turn in their printed out newsletters when they are done presenting. Tell them they did a great job and remind them that there will be a short quiz on Monday and then we will continue the study of //The Crucible//.

Assessment: The Salem Newsletter and presentation will be graded for content and professionalism to indicate whether they have retained any information about the atmosphere of the Salem Witch Trials. In addition, there will be a short quiz on Monday that will cover Act I and some of the information made clear in the presentations about the setting.

__ Materials __ English III textbook Computers Printer

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