Recap: We finished Act I of the play, focusing on the changing story. Abigail has heard what Reverend Hale says about witchcraft, and quickly changes her story, pointing fingers at other members of the community for being witches. She begins with Tituba, who states she simply tried to help the girls conjure Ruth Putnam's sisters to ask why they died. Tituba then realizes that if she provides additional names, she, too, will be freed. The act ends with the girls shouting out names of people in the village, accusing them of witchcraft.
We then completed close reading webs for the act. The webs are easier with fiction than they are with nonfiction. These webs will help us to arrive at the author's purpose. Any quotes used as examples should be put into a "Says, Means, Matters," chart, which some of you did quite well.
Here is the link to the close reading web for Act I that we came up with as a class.
Homework: Act 1 test is Monday. I apologize for a Monday quiz, but that's the way it fell this time. We will have a brief review beforehand.
Enjoy the beautiful weekend!
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