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MASS HYSTERIAFRONTLOADING

DAY 1JUNIORS 11H

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QUICK WRITE: Choose oneO Have you ever blamed someone for something you

did?O Why did you do it and did you get caught?O How did you feel?

O Have you ever known about someone blaming something on someone elseO Did you get involved?O If not, why not?O If you did, what did you do?

O Homework: Finish reading Miller’s Essay in SRP. As you read, underline key points. Write first journal response.

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SHARE RESPONSEO Let’s hear from you…

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GOSSIPO DefinitionO 1. Rumor or talk of a personal,

sensational, or intimate nature.O 2. A person who habitually spreads

intimate or private rumors or facts.O 3. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.

O Is gossip good?

O How can gossip be bad?

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SCAPEGOATINGO scape·goatO    /ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt/ Show Spelled[skeyp-

goht]noun 1. a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place. O SOURCE: DICTIONARY.COM

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Scapegoat – person/group blamed for others’ suffering

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What is mass hysteria?O mass hysteria: [noun Psychology] a

condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.

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WATCH CLIPO THINK ABOUT HOW ALL THESE WORDS

COULD APPLY TO THE MOVIEO GOSSIPO SCAPEGOATINGO MASS HYSTERIAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPYqRaOm1ak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR528E5_8yI

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CONNECTIONO In what way do all three terms

apply?

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HISTORICAL SEGWAY

Puritanism+Witchcraft+McCarthyism+Arthur Miller

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PURITANISMO Christian faith that originated in

England during the early 1600sO Puritans believed in predestinationO They split from the Church of

England in 1633O Many emigrated to the American

coloniesO Their radical beliefs flourished in the

new world

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Witchcraft in Salem

O Like all Puritans, the residents of Salem Village believed in witches and in witchcraft.

O They believed that witchcraft was “entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil.”

O They considered witchcraft both a sin and a crime; it was a very serious accusation, which was carefully and thoroughly investigated.

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Witchcraft in Salem

O A recently published book of the time detailed the symptoms of witchcraft; the girls’ fits were much like those described in the book.

O Therefore, the Puritans of Salem were quick to believe the doctor’s diagnosis.

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Witchcraft in SalemO During the next eight

months of terror, more than 150 people were imprisoned for witchcraft.

O By the time court was dismissed, 27 people had been convicted, 19 hanged, and 1 pressed to death.

O The hysteria that snowballed in Salem reveals how deep the belief in the supernatural ran in colonial America.

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ALLEGORYO an extended metaphor in which a person,

abstract idea, or event stands for itself and for something else. It usually involves moral or spiritual concepts which are more significant than the actual narrative.

O The term is from the Greek allegoria, a joining of two other Greek words: allos, meaning “other”, and agoreuein, meaning “to speak.”

O Other famous allegories Animal Farm

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McCarthyismO McCarthyism is the term used to describe a

period of intense suspicion in the United States during the early 1950s.

O It began when Senator Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, claimed that communists had infiltrated the Department of State.

O A special House Committee on Un-American Activities was formed to investigate allegations of communism.

O During this period, people from all walks of life became the subjects of aggressive “witch hunts” often based on inconclusive, questionable evidence.

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McCarthyismO Persons accused of being

communists were often denied employment in both the public and private sector.

O In the film industry alone, over 300 actors, writers, and directors were denied work in the U.S.

O American writer, Arthur Miller, was one of those alleged to have been “blacklisted.”

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McCarthyismO McCarthy’s influence finally

faltered in 1954 when a famous CBS newsman, Edward R. Murrow, aired an investigative news report which revealed McCarthy as dishonest in his speeches and abusive in his interrogation of witnesses.

O The public was finally made aware of how McCarthy was ruining the reputations of many individuals through false accusations of communism.

Edward R. Murrow

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Miller’s Essay

Let’s start to read this together in the Supplemental Packet.

Homework: Finish reading this. Write first journal response. As you read, underline key points.