Arthur+Miller+and+McCarthyism+WebQuest

Use the study guide provided to prewrite your questions and knowledge before viewing the clips or reading the articles below. Click Here for the study guide if you want to use an electronic version.

Use the links below to build your background knowledge on Arthur Miller, Joe McCarthy, Puritanism and Witchcraft in the 1600's. After viewing each segment, write at least 2 or 3 facts you gained from the video clip in the box for SUMMARIZE. When you are finished browsing all four selections below, click on the google form link at the bottom of the page and we will discuss the results as a class.

Arthur Miller Miller clip [|Arthur Miller] (Article to read on a portrait of Arthur Miller.) Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Crucible Video, Music, Photos, Movies." //Shmoop.com//. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Oct 2009.

Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism media type="youtube" key="07buRRJ6s4k" height="340" width="560" [|McCarthyism featured on PBS](Article to read from a PBS special on McCarthyism) Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Crucible Video, Music, Photos, Movies." //Shmoop.com//. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Oct 2009.

Puritanism media type="youtube" key="fy1IOIlpKaw" height="344" width="425" (article to read)

Witchcraft media type="youtube" key="dtyDAo9BbL4" height="344" width="425" (article to read)

When you are finished browsing all four selections above, fill in this google form and we will discuss the results as a class. []

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