As the curtain falls

Now that we have finished reading, enacting, viewing, and discussing Miller's play, what do you feel is the most important message/theme that Miller conveys through The Crucible? Why? (The post closes on Thursday, March 27th at midnight.)

The drums rattle like bones...

Does John Proctor make the right decision at the end of The Crucible? Explain. Give at least one quote from the play to support your position. (This post closes at midnight, Monday, March 24, 2014)

So many tests...

A crucible can be a severe test of an individual's beliefs and strength.  By the end of Act Three several characters have been tested.  John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Mary Warren, and Rev. Hale have each made changes in their lives because of these witchcraft trials. Select one of these characters and explain what you feel his/her test was in Act Three and if he/she passed or failed the test and why you belief so.  CATCH: YOU CAN NOT DISCUSS THE SAME CHARACTER AS THE TWO PEOPLE WHO ANSWER BEFORE YOU.  YOU MUST SELECT ANOTHER CHARACTER.    (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Friday, March 21, 2014.)

Wheels Within Wheels

Early in the play Ann Putnam makes the statement "...there are wheels within wheels and fires within fires" in Salem village.  This  presents one of the major themes of the play--selfishness/self-directed society. Which character do you feel is most self-directed and why? How does his/her self-motivation "spin" the wheels of others? (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Wednesday, March 19, 2014.)

PROVE IT! BABY!

Now that you have completed 4 days of research, what will you prove/justify/show/ defend in your paper?  Why have you selected this as your thesis? (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Friday, March 14, 2014.)

Whatcha finding out?

You have been researching now for two days.  Tell us something you have learned about your topic that you find very interesting or had no previous idea about. ( The deadline to post a response is midnight, March 12, 2014.)

Research time...

We will be in the library next week to research our topics.  What is your research topic and what interests you about this topic?   What will you attempt to prove/show through this research paper? (The deadline to post a response to this this question is midnight, March 8, 2014.)

Pointing the finger...

Based upon your reading of Act One, discuss how the Puritans’ attitudes and beliefs may have caused or increased the outbreak of the witchcraft hysteria. Do people today still react to hysteria? What is one thing of recent times were hysteria has caused people to react in rash or illogical ways? (This post closes at midnight on March 6, 2014.)