The Crucible: Director Choices

The Crucible: Director Choices

Think about the differences between the play we read and the movie version we watched.  Analyze the director's choices to change things or leave them the same.  Discuss your thoughts in terms of why you think the director made those changes & whether or not they were effective choices.  Do make sure you are using specific scenes or lines to prove your thoughts and ideas.

Exploration Blog

Peter Hoeg stated, "Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” We've read and listened to multiple exploration stories.  First of all, what does he mean?  Second, do you believe that Hoeg's statement is correct based upon the learning you've had the past two weeks?  Discuss your thoughts completely.

Pilgrims: Primary & Secondary Sources Reflection

Read Alicia Crane Williams’ article “Women and Children First: The Mayflower Pilgrims.”   Then answer the following questions.


1.  What is your reaction to the experiences of the Plymouth colonists as discussed by Williams?  Discuss your thoughts completely.  Use textual evidence to prove your thoughts.
2.  Then begin thinking about Bradford's primary source (Of Plymouth Plantation) as well as Williams's secondary source.  Did you find one of the accounts more informative than the other? more interesting? more moving?  Explain your answers completely.  Use textual evidence to prove your thoughts.
**in your blog, use 2 vocab words from the week 1 vocab extension list and one vocab word from the Of Plymouth Plantation words to know **

The Last Lecture: Introduction Blog

Introduction:  The Most Important Line

As you read the introduction to The Last Lecture, think about everything that he is saying right now.  In a brief two pages, he's previewed the purpose for what he is doing.  Look through these pages and decide which sentence you believe is THE MOST important.  In a good paragraph, type in that sentence (use quotation marks & cite the page number) and discuss why it is important.  Then begin to discuss how that connects to your life or the world around you.