A number of activities to encourage close reading of this chapter.

Students explore social hierarchy and where the characters sit within it.

A fun game to play post-reading to check understanding and knowledge of this text.

A prompt sheet for students to use across the curriculum.

Quiz students' understanding of the novel by reflecting on attitudes towards Curley's wife, how themes emerge and the importance of the settings.

Give your students a reason to be crafty with this template for creating revision fans for any reading task, complete with teaching notes. Arm yourself with a handful of split-pins and a set of these, and you'll have an instant revision tool to use again and again.

A card sort activity to match the characters with Miller's own descriptions of them. An interactive Matching resource is also available.

A blank stage with space for students to draw and comment on how they might use set, lights, sound, actors and special effects to bring a play or novel to life on the stage.

A selection of questions to encourage reflection using the de Bono thinking hats model.

Students work in groups to explore the different themes within 'The Crucible', with guidance for each theme.