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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Crucible" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find background information, classroom activity suggestions, act-by-act study questions, and project ideas in this 6-page .pdf guide.
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: The Crucible Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a The Crucible wordlist and vocabulary puzzles.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wordlist (order of appearance by Acts) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for The Crucible.
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Unit Plan
Other

Why I Wrote the Crucible, by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
Arthur Miller's reflections on why he wrote the play The Crucible while working on the film adaptation (1996). He discusses McCarthyism as well as the process of writing and staging the play.
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Article
TES Global

Tes: Social and Historical Context: Witch Child

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The article will provide schema for students who are reading Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, or who are reading Celia Rees' Witch Child.
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Witches' Brew: Mixing the 1950s and 1690s in a Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan as an introduction to a study of the play, The Crucible,to help students discover the link between the supposed topic of the play and the political situation in the United States when the play was written.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
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Website
Other

Arthur Miller's "The Crucible:" Fact & Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal website provides an essay by Margo Burns, whose interest lies in 17th Century New England (particularly the Salem Witch Trials). The essay focuses on separating the facts from the fictional depiction of Miller's...
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Handout
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains biographical information about Arthur Miller. Includes quotes from "Death of a Salesman," "A View from the Bridge," and "An Open Book."
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that includes thirty-nine links to videos, author information, character traits, notes on dramatic effect, and more for use while reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
A seventeen-part learning module with links to websites, texts, quizzes, and videos to use while reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.
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eBook
Other

Edublogs: Cynthia Sinsap: The Crucible [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete copy of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses both the play and the movie, "The Crucible." Includes information about why the play was written.