READING dISCUSSION daY #1
Arthur Miller's The Crucible will serve as the primary text for our first Reading Discussion Day. In performing a close reading of the play, you will not only strengthen your reading and critical thinking skills, but also gain critical insight into the colonial period of American history. The play also provides a nice backdrop to discuss and evaluate the level of freedom in America during colonial times. Throughout the reading of the play, you will be collecting and gathering evidence to use in your first thematic essay. For this essay, you will discuss the level of freedom in colonial America and consider how struggles, debates, and disagreements over freedom helped shape society during this period in American history.
Talking points grading rubric
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Steps to constructing a strong talking point
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