Report Card Time!

You are the teachers and The Crucible characters are your students.  If you had to give these characters a grade in the following “subjects,” what grades would they earn from you?  Consider their actions and words from the entire play to come up with a final grade.

             
 Confidence  Honesty Good
intentions		 Sanity Intelligence Devotion to God
Abigail Williams





Mary Warren





John Proctor





Reverend Parris





Reverend Hale





Deputy Gov. Danforth





Giles Corey





Rebecca Nurse





Thomas Putnam





       
Writing Assignment

From your “Report Card,” choose any three grades for any of the characters.  You can pick one
character and three of his/her/their grades OR you can pick 2-3 different characters and any of
their grades.

Your assignment is to write a traditional 5-paragraph essay in which you explain and support your
reasons for giving those grades.

Your introductions and conclusions should have previews and reviews and some thoughtful insights
about your character(s).

Your topic sentences should include your character’s name, grade and basic explanation for the grade.  

Your supporting details should include that character’s actions, words, or personality details that
support that grade.  

You need to have two to three reasons MINIMUM of support in your paragraph.  Choose characters
and categories that will give you some ideas to write about.

FULL MLA: Heading, double spaced, one side, pen or typed.
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ALWAYS COUNT!!!!
      
The Crucible Essay-Writing Checklist

Content

_____1.    Topic sentences for each paragraph should be general enough to cover all the points of the paragraph.  

_____2.    Quotes used for support and EXPLAINED clearly. TRY TO USE SOME QUOTES!
                _____  If you are using two quotes that are separate, but related, for instance from the same page, put ... between them to show there were lines in                                         between.
                _____  Work your quotes right into your sentences.  Example:  John Proctor defies authority again when he says to Cheever, “Damn the Deputy                                         Governor!  Out of my house!”
_____3.   Use specific examples!   Examples and quotes should be clearly tied into the main idea of the paper OR paragraph. Write a final sentence at the end of                     each paragraph to wrap it all up.

_____4.    Introductions and conclusion paragraphs should have some creative insights or thoughtful conclusions.

_____5.   Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs should include topic sentences and previews and reviews of points.

Conventions

_____1.    Heading is complete and correct

_____2.    The font is a normal one and the size is 10 or 12.  If you want to write it out, that’s fine too.

_____3.    Tense Shifts--this is a big one.  Go through the paper and make sure you are all in PAST TENSE or present tense.   NOT BOTH!
_____4.    Watch out for Informal Language and slang.

_____5.    Get RID of all sentence fragments and run-ons!  

_____6.    Fix all little problems
                _____ Spelling!
                _____ Act One or Act I--please capitalize Act     
                _____ Refer to people as “who” not “that”

_____7.   DO NOT USE: “I” or “you” or “we”----Use instead “he/she” or “the reader”