The Crucible Collaboration
Mrs. Misti Bell, LHS Library Media Specialist, presents this installment of Library Media Tech Talk . She and 11th grade English teacher, Mrs. Jerrie Stanage, collaborated for a second year on this wonderful student led program: The Crucible Event: The Mock Trial of Abigail Williams by Misti Bell Abigail Williams is NOT a witch! On September 30 th , 2015 the junior English classes participated in our second annual mock trial of Abigail Williams. After reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, students selected roles from the play, created costumes and scripts, and portrayed the characters. The students were divided into defense, prosecution, witnesses, jury, bailiff, and judge; the judge being the most powerful player in the court. Students, teachers, and principals were placed in the stock when the judge deemed them “out of order”! The defense and prosecution prepared witnesses and plead their cases....