The Crucible
Research Paper

Scavenger Hunts

Oral History

Project Rubric

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As we explore our essential question, we will immerse ourselves in the events, the personalities, the beliefs, the music, literature and art of the period between World War II and the end of the Vietnam War.  We will see films about the period. We will read poetry, essays, and excerpts from novels and biographies from the era.  We will look at photographs and paintings.  We will research, talk, listen and think about the Cold War and nuclear proliferation, about the growth of television and rock În roll, about draft resistance and the "silent majority," and about "hippies" and the Civil Rights movement. 

During this unit, you will: 

• Read The Crucible,by Arthur Miller, and use the Internet to write a research paper on the extent to which the play is historically accurate or on the ways in which the play reflects political events of the 1950âs.

• Participate in class activities and seminars focused on the Post War Era and keep a notebook.

• Conduct one or more interviews and write an oral history of a significant event or experience of the era.

• Read Black Boy,by Richard Wright, or Caucasiaby Danzy Senna, plus (for an A) Warriors Don't Cry,by Melba Patillo Beals, and participate in seminars on the book.

• Demonstrate your learning and your response to our essential question using one of the following formats. (Consult the Project Proposal requirements.)