The Crucible Unit

Grade Level: 11th Grade

Time Frame for Each Lesson: One 80 minute class block
Class Description/Rationale:
(Context) This unit is designed for four sections of an 11th grade secondary English class. The
students are between the ages of 16 and 17. The classes, on average, are composed of 27
students. In the four classes, a total of 15 students have either an IEP or 504 plan that outlines
each students accommodations. None of the students in the classes have been identified as
gifted.
(Content) For this unit, I taught Arthur Millers The Crucible. Additionally, I taught this unit as a
technology-immersion unit. For the entire month of October, this class met in one of the schools
computer labs. Each student had a laptop with internet access.
Unit Goals:
Virginia Standards of Learning:
11.2 A & B: a) Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge in
ways others can view, use, and assess; b) Use media, visual literacy, and technology skills to
create products.
11.4: The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature,
history, and culture.
Unit Objectives:

The student will know what literary devices Arthur Miller employed in The Crucible.

The student will understand that literary devices enhance the meaning of a literary text.

The student will be able to define nine literary devices in The Crucible, as well as
articulate how these devices enhance the meaning of literary works as a whole.
ISTE Standards:
3: Research and information fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information.
6: Technology operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of
technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Assessment Plan
Pre-test/post-test: Students will create a Coggle in which they will define the nine literary
devices they studied in this unit. In the Coggle, they will also include why they think these
devices enhance the meaning of a text.
Formative Assessments: Throughout the unit, students were formatively assessed through class
participation and discussion, guided reading questions, exit tickets, and classwork assignments.