The Crucible Literature Guide (Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Aligned Teaching Guide)

This Secondary Solutions Literature Guide for The Crucible by Arthur Miller includes 72 pages of student coursework, activities, quizzes, tests, and much more aligned with the Common Core State Standards and NCTE/IRA National ELA Standards for tenth through twelfth grade.

This Literature Guide includes:
Author Biography
Prior Knowledge Assessment Activity
Notes on Elements of Drama
Articles on Historical Context, including Historical Accuracy, The New England Primer, Chronology of Events of the Salem Witch Trials, Witchcraft in New England, and Puritan Religion and Beliefs
Vocabulary List With and Without Definitions
Note-Taking and Summarizing Guides
Standards Focus Activities on Characterization, Character Relationships, Types of Conflict, Irony, Tragedy and the Tragic Hero, and more
Comprehension Check Questions for Each Act
Assessment Preparation Activities on Word Parts, Vocabulary in Context, Word Roots, and Connotation
Reading Quizzes for Each Act
Vocabulary Quizzes for Each Act
Two Final Exam Versions
Summary of the Play
Pre-reading, Post-Reading, and Essay/Writing Ideas and Activities
Project and Response to Literature Rubrics
Complete Answer Key

Common Core Standards Alignment documents available on the Secondary Solutions website at www{dot}4secondarysolutions{dot}com.