Question Analysis Textual Evidence The Crucible What is the play about?

What are the settings, motivations, or societal values in which the play was written?

What kinds of literary techniques does the play use?

Which character(s) shows external character development?

Which character(s) shows internal character development?

Where do these common themes show up in the text?

fear

persecution

power

control

Westridge, ohio — more than 600 transportation employees went on strike at midnight last night after the westridge city council rejected their demand for a 10% pay increase. the strike affects all bus and rail services throughout westridge and the neighboring communities of turlock, smithfield, and lowell grove. "we hoped we would not be forced to strike, but until our demands are met, we really have no choice," said wanda thompson, a representative of the transportation employees union. "we simply don't get paid what we deserve." members of the westridge city council see the situation differently. "our employees already earn 6% more than the state average for similar transportation jobs," said raoul cobian, president of the westridge city council. hopefully the two groups can come to an agreement soon and bring this unnecessary strike to an end. what is the common name for the underlined information in the article?