For the writing assignment due this week, you are to select a writing prompt from Springboard page 141 and develop it into a thoughtfully composed response. You will need to:

• Introduce relevant texts, authors, characters, and plot details in your introductory paragraph that provides the reader with a background on your topics.

• A strong thesis statement that ends your introductory paragraph and clearly states the position you will support in the body of your response.

• Support for your thesis statement that uses evidence from the text and clear reasoning.

• A conclusion that wraps up your ideas, a thesis that is restated in a new way, and (possibly) a connection to big ideas related to - but beyond -the ideas of your position or the text.

Select one of the following prompts:

1. A crucible is a severe challenge or test of one's faith. Another definition is the container used to store metals as they are melted at extremely high heats. In an essay, explain how Arthur Miller uses both of these definitions to support major themes of The Crucible.
2. The dying words of Giles Corey are "More weight." In an essay, explain how this character acts as a foil to Proctor's character in that Corey serves to illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of the main character.
3. There are many significant changes between the film and the play that lead to different impressions of character, setting, tone, and theme. In an essay, explain how one change between the film and play leads the reader or viewer to a different interpretation of character, theme, tone, or setting.
4. Miller interrupts Act One with commentary about the characters and the social, historical, and religious context of the play. In an essay, explain why Miller felt it necessary to give this information, though it never appears in a dramatic presentation of the play (on stage or on film).
5. The plot of The Crucible consists of many battles between many opposites. In an essay, identify one such opposite and explain why Arthur Miller included it.