Four versions: Première (B1+ to B2) · Terminale LV1 (B2 to C1, C1/C2 track) · Bac pro (B1) · Adapted (B1)

The Crucible: Fear, Accusation and Integrity

Thomas Satterwhite Noble, The Salem Martyr (Witch Hill), 1869, New York, New-York Historical Society
Thomas Satterwhite Noble, The Salem Martyr (Witch Hill), 1869, New York, New-York Historical Society. Painting in the public domain. Photo: New-York Historical Society, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

A sequence on Arthur Miller's The Crucible: the Salem witch trials of 1692, fear and mass hysteria, power and reputation, John Proctor's integrity, McCarthyism, and rumour and public shaming today. Choose your version.

Première · Upper secondary · B1+ towards B2
Full sequence with scaffolding, original texts with glossary.Terminale LV1 · Upper secondary · B2 to C1 · C1/C2 extension track
B1 as entry point only. Every session ends with a C1/C2 track: longer original extract, critical analysis, nuanced vocabulary, argued writing and debate. Optional C1/C2 essay out of 20.Version B · Bac pro · B1 (lighter version)
Same themes, shorter texts, more scaffolding, shorter final task.Adapted version · dyslexia and neurodiverse students · B1
Version B content with an easy to read typeface, wide line spacing, one task per box, a read aloud button and a one step at a time mode.Season hub · D’où naît la terreur ?
The Crucible, Macbeth, Le Horla and La Vénus d’Ille: four works, one question.

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