Puritans and The Crucible
I spent some time this three-day weekend thinking about what changes I’m going to make in my teaching of the Puritans in general and The Crucible in particular. Since this is my third straight year teaching this unit, I should have some fairly concrete ideas. And I do. I’m essentially going to weave in more of the historical information (additional readings should help), use as much audio and video support as I can muster (this page will prove helpful as always), and change my approach to the McCarthyism business of the 1950s. Instead of reading the usual boring stuff about Senator Joseph McCarthy, I think we’ll view one of the many wonderful films dealing with themes of McCarthyism. We should be able to get a good essay out of all this material when we’re done.
By Tom Fasano on September 1, 2008 – 9:27 pm
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