A vintage-style poster for 'The Crucible' with a stern man, candle, and silhouettes. Headlines include 'Witchy Secrets Exposed!', 'The Crucible', 'Salem's Steamy Love Triangles!', and 'Courtroom Chaos Unleashed!'

A tabloid activity on “The Crucible” MATERIALS Notes: The Crucible tabloidLinks to an external site. Assignment: The Crucible Tabloid Assignment 110725.docxDownload The Crucible Tabloid Assignment 110725.docx How does Arthur Miller develop the tale? Can you use rhetoric to reveal the story. You will create tabloid covers that depict the many conflicts in Salem. What this means: As we know, the expression “tea” is slang for gossip. In this activity, treat Salem like Hollywood and create a tabloid cover with all the drama. Why? The assignment assesses our ability to “sell stories” by making rhetorical choices that catch readers’ attention. Standards RHS 1.A Identify and describe components of the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message. CLE 3.A Identify and explain claims and evidence within an argument. What is the “Tea” in Salem? Overview: Salem is ripe with gossip that is slowly discovered over the course of the act. The townspeople are name-calling, bed-hopping, and taking one another to court. Sounds like a soap opera or a Hollywood whodunit, doesn’t it? Well, we know how much the public loves a celebrity scandal. We see them plastered across tabloids and social media all the time. What to do: Synthesize information you have gathered from the play to create a tabloid cover for Salem! How to do it: Use the tabloid template example. Draw, use images, color, and add headlines to sell stories! Use your understanding of diction and See more