MAY 04: Lesson Five - The Crucible

(100 marks)

Open a new Word document. Label it E201U3L5surname
In this document, write the good copy of your critical response essay as outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U3L5 Crucible essay

Your response should be between 800 and 1600 words.
Historically, students who write 800 words tend to score around 50%. Those who write closer to the upper range of 1000 - 1600 words tend to reach the Standard of Excellence, which is 80% or higher. View 1600 words as a cap, however, and not as a target. Writing MORE than 1600 words does not necessarily improve your mark. It may, in fact, do the opposite. Choose your words judiciously. 

Write a critical/analytical response to text (literary essay) which addresses the question, In the drama, The Crucible, what idea does playwright Arthur Miller develop about what is revealed through an individual's responses to hardship?

Focus your essay on ONE character - either Abigail Williams or John Proctor.

Use the thesis planner and the essay skeleton to aid in your planning. Begin by first filling in the red cells of the chart, followed by the evidence, and then the explanations. Use the information you charted in this skeleton to write the good copy of your essay. You are not limited to writing only three body paragraphs! 

Your essay will be evaluated using the Critical/Analytical Response to Literary Text RUBRIC.