The above can be interspersed with excerpts from the film versions or sound clips from the play. For a more detailed exploration of the process of bringing scripts to life in performance, see Bringing Text to Life , from the Harvard University Education With New Technologies project. The Characters There are a variety of approaches teachers could use to help students understand characters and their conflicts. Choices may depend upon time available and the degree of focus on examination preparation. Ask students how well the casting for the movie matched their pre-conception of the characters.
Students write prose answers to the character questions .
The group takes responsibility for their character and present that character to the class using the character questions as a guide and illustrating all points with brief dramatisations from the play. Or, again using the character questions as a guide students prepare to hotseat characters . For examination preparation, each group to prepare a one page hand-out for other class members, which answers the character questions. A Closer Look at the Language of the Crucible Students read the introductory notes about the language of the play before undertaking an activity which asks them to explore particular language features in more depth. Students using the text for the bursary examination will find the Section A practice on the final lines of Act 3 useful practice.