You can then lead the class in a discussion of the similarities among the stories that students shared. The Crucible Nothing brings home the emotional power of the Salem witch trials like a dramatic reading of Arthur Miller's The Crucible . Assign your students to various roles and then conduct a dramatic reading in class. When the reading is complete, ask your students to discuss which scenes affected them most strongly and why. Then have each student choose a scene and rewrite it from a modern perspective.
Students can then share their alternate versions and discuss each other's work.
Back to Top The Salem Witchcraft Trials Karen Zeinert, Watts, 1989. The causes,the events and the aftermath of the trials. Witchcraft at Salem Chadwick Hansen, Braziller, 1969. Back to Top Welcome to Salem, Massachusetts This site will give some information on Salem and its relative importance in the witchcraft trials that took place over 300 years ago. This textual site will place in perspective what happened in Salem Village in 1692.