Communities in Crisis (n49)

will explore the different ways communities respond

to crisis. Students will identify the impact an

write about the worst thing that has happened

in their country that they can remember. Many,

if not all, students will write about Sept. 11.

Consider the response our nation has had since

that crisis, both in the days immediately following

and longterm. What positive developments came

out of that crisis? What concerns about our nation

do you have as a result of our response? This

is the hook to get students into reading about

the Salem witch trials through The Crucible, and

from there to use that literature and the historical

context of its authorship to reflect on today’s

national climate. What kinds of responses are

necessary from individual citizens for a community

to react to crisis and attack in the most beneficial