THE CRUCIBLE ~ Writing Analytical Essay Responses

Here is a resource parcel for your senior students aimed at giving them extensive practical help in responding in essay form to the characters and themes of Arthur miller's THE CRUCIBLE. It consists of six items which can be used together as culmination of a unit on the play prior to students writing their own analytical response.
This is practical material aimed at enabling your students to practice their writing skills using stimulating exemplars and scaffolded handouts with construction guidelines and content prompts.

1. A closely annotated exemplar of a top standard formal essay on the themes of THE CRUCIBLE, with
explanatory pointers on structure, content and wording
2. A powerpoint containing do's and don'ts when students write their essay - it contains specific parts
of THE CRUCIBLE to make the points
3.Four scaffolded practice essay handouts - two on characters and two on themes. These are colour
coded to guide construction, and have prompt points to assist in the content