Juniors Study “The Crucible”

Juniors in Marielle Newton’s class are reading “The Crucible,” a book about the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. “We’re talking about how much society should be based around punishment in order to achieve a truly moral society and versus much should be based on caring what happens to other people,” said Newton. Newton said students also took on character parts and then worked with peers in small groups to analyze which characters are motivated to look good and which are motivated to actually be good. Newton said her remote learning students joined in the discussions by working with her face-to-face students via Zoom during class. “The students are very interested in unpacking what parts of Puritan society haven’t changed all that much even in 2020,” she said.