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Arthur Miller
The Crucible
Website Evaluators
Ann Gann - Clinton High School, Tennessee
Barbara Hoskins - Mountain View High School, Washington
Joanne Karr- Hollywood High School, California
Lori McCall - Student, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
Wink Rush - Millington Central High School, Tennessee
Website Reviewer and Compiler
Charles R. Sanders - San Pedro High School, California
Site Ratings
1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3= Good 4 = Excellent
Death of a Salesman
http://www.deathofasalesman.com/am-suggestedreading.htm
This site contains many useful links related to Death of a Salesman
including a complete student study guide and set of teaching materials. There are links to information about the recent Broadway production including a number of photographs. Lots of useful information about this play make this site worth visiting.
Overall Rating: 4
The Crucible Project
http://204.165.132.2:90/crucible/main3.htm
This "site by students for students…is a fantastic
resource" for "exploring the history, background, and relevant connections" to Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Viewers can "look up historical references, get assignments and activities that are fun and interesting,
and find out about other witch hunts." Ideas for teachers include "quotes to be used as writing prompts, a series of recall and critical thinking questions, and essay topics." One link, "which walks the
reader through an actual witch hunt, is fascinating." Several other links give one "a feel for the historical elements of the time." Visitors "will not be disappointed in this project."
Overall Rating: 4
SCORE: The Crucible—Teacher's Guide
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cruc/cructg.html
This "great site…offers the classroom teacher three activities" for the study of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. These activities, which "could be tailored for
the various high school levels," deal with "relationships between the characters, events leading up to the real Salem witch trials, and political events of the 1950's." The three activities "include a clear
description, performance standards for assessing, and many links to aid students…in completing the activity." One link offers a virtual tour of Salem and "should be a must for anyone reading the story." Here
is an "awesome site! This one has it all."
Overall Rating: 4
Arthur Miller's The Price Study Guide
http://www.arthurmillerstheprice.com/Study.htm This site contains links to general information by and about Arthur Miller including an interview,
chronology, and excerpt from his autobiography, Timebends. There is also a link to a useful sheet of questions for students to respond to in connection with seeing any performance. The focus of this
site is Miller's play, The Price, and it promises a student study guide to follow shortly.
Overall Rating: 3
Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact and Fiction
http://www.ogram.org/17thc/crucible.shtml
A "very interesting and well-researched" site that is a "valuable resource for teachers and
students alike who are looking into the background" of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The author of the page "offers interesting historical information on the Salem witch trials, dispelling some common fallacies as
well as showing many of the historical inaccuracies" in Miller's play. "Thought-provoking questions" are included, which could be "an excellent way to start discussions with students and to enhance their critical
thinking skills."
Overall Rating: 3
The Crucible
http://www2.rmcil.edu/dhaynes/hum120/miller/crucible/CRUCIBLE.htm
The strength of this site on Arthur Miller and his play, The Crucible, lies
in its "variety of useful links." There is an "extremely brief introduction to the play, the film, and the circumstances surrounding the creation of the work." The links provide a fine biography of Miller, a
"teacher's guide, a chronology of the witch trials, discussion questions, character sketches, film reviews, and two interviews" with Miller. One unique link features an "acting teacher's deconstruction of
Abigail's dialog, (which) could be very effective as a drama or a grammar lesson." The site has "good mixture of direct-support lesson plans, worksheets, and discussion questions and indirect-support
opportunities."
Overall Rating: 3
TCT's The Crucible
http://www.ebicom.net/~tct/crucible.htm
Here is a different view of Arthur Miller's
The Crucible from the perspective of "theater professionals." Background information "looks specifically at what gives this play its continuing popularity," and "takes the stand that historical accuracy would have
taken away from the play's power." There is a "plot summary of the play, along with a nice biography of Miller." Also included are instructions for "the correct way to watch a play, which is great for
first-time theater goers."
Overall Rating: 3
Teaching The Crucible: A Guide to Curriculum Integration
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@HcgCOzDdqA7fI/Pages/crucibleindex.html
This site focuses more on
the 1997 film version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible than on the play, but it does offer "study questions that are valid for both," including "a few surprises that should spark a good class discussion." One link
"explores the historical accuracies and inaccuracies in the play, as well as Miller's thoughts on this issue." Another link takes a "historical look into the 1692 witches of Salem and 16th and 17th
century witchcraft in England." The site is probably "best used with the film."
Overall Rating: 3
Arthur Miller
http://kennedy-center.org/honors/years/miller.html
If you are just browsing for general information on Arthur Miller and his work, this might be "a good place to start." There is a "brief, but good
biography" of the writer and a "list of Miller's works, as well as awards won." There are no relevant links, but there is one good picture. "A good beginning resource."
Overall Rating: 2
"Why I Wrote The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
http://www.iag.net/~caymiss/why.htm
You might want to "check your lighting and eyesight" before
you read this article by Arthur Miller from the New Yorker. The "wavy blue will tend to make you dizzy before you finish," but if you persevere, you will read an "interesting and candid examination of Miller's
thoughts before, during and after writing The Crucible." Teachers could use the site to show "an aspiring writer…how a writer uses his/her current situation as a basis for his/her writing." Much of the value
of the site "lies in the fact that we don't often get to hear the writer speak of the work we are studying."
Overall Rating: 2 |
