All journal entries must discuss the relationship between the person examples you provide and examples provided in The Crucible. In other words, you will be using two RAID techniques, one for your life and one for the text.  Choose one entry from Act I and II .   

Use RAID: R= Restate the Question

A = Answer the question asked

I = Incorporate evidence into your answer (quote from the text and/or use SPECIFIC details)

D = Define your conclusion (make your point)

ACT ONE

You thought you might be in trouble and you lied to avoid it.

You were among a group of people who had trouble getting along. . . what were the underlying problems or motivations among them?

Rumors were flying . . . did someone try to dispel them?

Your emotions prevented you from making a good choice.

You found yourself "in over your head" because of a bad choice you made.

You made a bad choice that you wish you could go back and change.

You made a good choice that played a role in who you are today.

 

ACT TWO

Write about a time when . . .

You or someone you know was judged unfairly.

You asked to be forgiven for a wrong you'd done but weren't.

Jealously (your own or someone else's) caused a problem for you.

Honesty (yours or someone else's) played a role in a conflict in your life.

Your emotions in a particular situation clouded your judgment.

ACT THREE

Write about a time when . . .

You (or someone you observed) was on a "power trip."

You were frustrated by the blatant lies someone was telling and everyone was believing.

You sacrificed a principle that is important to you for a person who is important to you.

You (or someone you know) were/was asked to "name names" or implicate others in a problematic situation.

ACT FOUR

Write about a time when . . .

You pretended to be something or someone you are not.

You became totally disillusioned with someone or something that you believed in..

You were afraid to admit you were wrong.

You gave up something or someone important to you for a principle.