The+Crucible

1. Dramatic-when the audience knows what is going to happen, but the characters are clueless. (Examples: horror films, referees in rigged sports games, surprise birthday parties)
 * IRONY**

2. Situational-the opposite (or different) situation occurs than the one that was expected. 3. Verbal-when someone says one thing, but means something else (SARCASM).


 * EXAMPLES:** Provide one original example for each type of irony, then give an example of each type in //The Crucible//.

__**THEME**__-a key message represented in one or two words (noun). List 10 themes from //The Crucible// and explain an example of its usage.

__**Evaluation Questions on** **//The Crucible//****.**__

1. Do you think that Proctor made the right decision? What would you have done?

2. Which (dynamic) characters experienced changes in the play? What changes did they undergo?

3. Have you ever experienced a change in life?

4. Trust is a theme in this play. Elizabeth found it difficult to trust Proctor after he had an affair. When have you ever lost someone's trust? Was it difficult to get it back?

5. Pick two other themes that you listed in the play. Give examples of times that you experienced these themes in your life.

**//The Crucible// OUTLINE**

I. INTRODUCTION · Begin the introduction with something exciting to catch the reader’s attention. · The thesis should be the last sentence in the introduction.

A. THESIS: (Write the thesis statement here. The thesis is the main point of your entire paper.)

II. Topic Sentence #1: (Write the first topic sentence here.) · Topic Sentence = the main idea of that paragraph. It should be the first sentence in each body paragraph. A. Supporting details, quotes, examples, facts, etc. B.

III. Topic Sentence #2: (Write the second topic sentence here.) A. B.

IV. Topic Sentence #3: (Write the third topic sentence here.) A. B.

V. CONCLUSION · The THESIS is the first sentence in the conclusion, but it should be restated in different wording. · Restate the topic sentences (in different wording). · End with something really exciting!

QUOTATIONS:


 * There must be FOUR QUOTATIONS in the paper.