M: The Crucible – To introduce them to the causes and impact of the Salem Witch Trials, the students will view a Biography Channel documentary on the hysteria that swept Salem, Massachusetts the winter of 1692. Announce test for Thursday, Nov. 10 over the factors influencing that hysteria (notes and discussion from Thursday, Nov. 3).

T: Witch Hunt! Notes and discussion of McCarthyism and its influence on Arthur Miller, playwright of The Crucible.

W: The students will view a History Channel documentary and answer questions about Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.

Th: The students will complete a test over the factors influencing the Salem witch hysteria.

F: Notes, discussion, and research assignment over Native American and Anglo influences in American English.