Based on the experiment shown in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhIuaD183I:

You will need a piece of scratch paper for this activity.

A list of words will be shown and read aloud to you.

You will then have one minute to write down as many of the words as you can possibly remember.

Sour Nice CandyHoney Sugar SodaBitter Chocolate GoodHeart Taste CakeTooth Tart Pie

Mad Wrath FearHappy Hate FightRage Hatred TemperMean Fury CalmIre Emotion Enrage

How many of you think you did better on the second test than the first test?

Look at your first list. Raise your hand if you wrote down the word sweet.

Look at your second list. Raise your hand if you wrote down the word anger or angry.

If you raised your hand either time, you have experienced a false memory; those words were not on either list. “There is no correlation between the subjective

feeling of certainty one has about a memory and the memory’s accuracy.”

How accurate was your memory? Have you ever seen or read anything

in the news about false eyewitness testimony or unjust convictions?

What do you know about the Salem witch trials and Puritan culture?

What do you know (or not know) about McCarthyism?

Last six weeks our focus was on Transcendentalists who (as you will remember) were very focused on promoting self-knowledge, self-awareness, and individuality. They also believed in the ideal that everyone is generally good and will do the right thing…

… and now we’re taking a complete 180. This unit deals with the opposite trait of groupthink. Groupthink is: the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.

Defined by a Psychology website: “Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis (1972), occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment” (p. 9).  Groups affected by groupthink ignore alternatives and tend to take irrational actions that dehumanize other groups.  A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making.”

"What Is Groupthink." What Is Groupthink. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2013.

American playwright Best known for Death of a

Salesman and The Crucible

Colorful public life Rocky marriage to Marilyn

Monroe Refused to cooperate with

the House of Un-American Activities Committee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulT8phOxSWU

Salem was a struggling town at this time. Colonists displaced by war (William & Mary

vs. France, 1689) – many went to Salem Village

This strained Salem’s resources, worsening rivalries between wealthy families and those who still depended on agriculture

Controversy over Salem’s minister, Rev. Samuel Parris, whose rigid ways and greedy nature caused many to dislike him

The Puritan villagers believed all the quarreling was the work of the Devil.

Colonial Massachusetts, 1692—1693 More than 200 people accused of practicing witchcraft; 20 executed (19 hanged; 1 pressed to death)

http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-salem-witch-trials

January 1692: Rev. Parris’s daughter Elizabeth, 9, and niece Abigail Williams, 11, begin having “fits” Screaming, throwing things, making strange sounds,

contorting themselves into strange positions

February 29: under pressure from town magistrates, the girls blame their fits on three women Tituba (Parris family’s Caribbean slave) Sarah Goode (homeless beggar) Sarah Osborne (poor, elderly woman)

Paranoia leads to a stream of accusations

1. Spectral evidence (testimony of dreams and visions)

2. Eyewitness testimony 3. Witch cake4. Witch’s teat (any kind of mole or unusual blemish) 5. Artifacts (dolls; ointments; books) 6. Lord’s Prayer Test (must be uttered without error) 7. Touch test (accused witch’s effect on their

“victims”) 8. Forced confession by dunking9. Pressing (how Giles Corey died) 10. Bound submersion (a floating test) Seems legit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=H9PY_3E3h2c

witch hunt: noun 1.a searching out for persecution of persons

accused of witchcraft2.the searching out and deliberate

harassment of those (as political opponents) with unpopular views

3.a political campaign launched on the illusion of investigating activities against the state

(Merriam-Webster online)

Insufficient tolerance for human diversity Prejudice/Bias Scapegoating Persecution of unpopular minority groups

Overblown fear of the unfamiliar Heightened emotions Irrational fear and paranoia

Self-righteousness and moral judgment Blind idealism Moral absolution and a stringent concept of purity/morality

Mob mentality Hysteria \

Corruption of power Self-absorbed authority figures Greed

Every good witch hunt needs a scapegoat (a person that is blamed by others, regardless of whether they deserve the blame or not).

In 1692 Salem, people were accused of witch craft, even though they had done nothing wrong. In the 1950s, people were accused of being Communists even though many weren’t.

This will serve as your holy grail to following The Crucible and will also work as your final exam study guide. Do not lose it as you will not get another.

Starts on page 1037I need readers for:

Tituba Rev. Parris Abigail Williams Susanna Walcott Mrs. Ann Putnam Mr. Thomas

Putnam

Mercy Lewis Betty Parris Mary Warren John Proctor Rebecca Nurse Giles Corey Rev. Hale

The Puritans

Puritans: 16th or 17th century English religious persons seeking a change in style of worship Puritans sought more “purity” in

worship and doctrine than was present in the English Anglican church (created by King Henry VIII). The Anglican church, at this time,

had a large focus on ornate ceremonies and worship services.

“Separating Puritans” came to America in order to practice their own religion freely. King Henry VIII

• Puritans, as the name implies, followed a simple, pure form of religious doctrine and worship. Among their beliefs:• God’s authority over humans• Simplified their lives to remove distractions from

religious duty• People were sinful by nature• The Puritans did not hate women, but women

were certainly under more scrutiny than men. • Life should be dictated by Scripture • Fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible

Puritans believed in a lifestyle full of moderation and devotion to studying the Word of God. They had little time for material

possessions and other things that might distract them from their duty. They believed that people were sinful and must always beg

for God’s mercy. If you were alive during the Puritan times, do you think you would’ve been a ‘good Puritan’? Explain why or why not.

p. 1060

Elizabeth Proctor John Proctor Mary Warren Rev. Hale Giles Corey Francis Nurse Ezekiel Cheever Marshal Herrick