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Mo' Miller
- Miller's 'agenda' as a writer
- Miller & the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
- Miller's actual political views...
Salem Witch Trials Documentary
Arthur Miller
- Have 1 person from each group get a Chromebook
- This is your group's work computer
- Log in to the computer and go the the url:
http://padlet.com/Lee1112/ugdvw6qzc11o
- October 1915-February 2005
- Raised in a wealthy Jewish family (or at least they were wealthy until the Wall Street Crash in 1929)
- Wrote plays in college & won awards early in his career
- 1949 Miller wrote "Death of a Salesman" and won the Pulitzer Prize (and many others)
- He became uber rich & famous after DOS...he becomes so famous that...
- On this website you can add comments by double-clicking on the space
- While we watch the documentary:
- Minimum of 3 posts (reactions, thoughts, questions, other ponderings); must answer at least 1 of the posted questions
- Include your name & date
- At least 1 post today
He married Marilyn Monroe in 1956
but they divorce in 1961...
Seating chart
Group 3:
- Daniel
- Sam
- Steffi
- Ricki
Group 2:
- Ethan
- Zach
- Jordan
- William
Group 1:
- Hannah
- Brandon
- Jenna
- Annika
The Crucible is...
Group 5:
- Jaeda
- Denys
- Israel
- Maryam
Group 4:
- Nick
- Max
- Seth
- Matias
Super Short Background on Witch Trials + Crucible
Puritanism
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Witchcraft
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McCarthyism
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Arthur Miller
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Slightly fictional love story because romance sells
Group/discussion norms
- How should we treat each other?
- How should we divide group work?
- How can we hold each other accountable?
- The people referenced in Miller's play were REAL people, REALLY tried for witchcraft in Salem, MA in 1692
- Mass hysteria led to 20 people being killed/executed
- People were accused out of REVENGE, JEALOUSY, or...just because they wanted others DEAD...good times
The Crucible movie trailer (1996)