11 T H GRADE ENGLISH

MRS. FULKS

Virtual Field Trip< The Salem Witch Trials >

Content Standards

CLE 3003.1.4 Consider language as a reflection of its time and culture. CLE 3003.3.1 Write in a variety of modes, with particular emphasis on

persuasion, for different purposes and audiences. CLE 3003.4.2 Gather relevant information from a variety of print and electronic

sources, as well as from direct observation, interviews, and surveys. CLE 3003.6.1 Comprehend and summarize the main ideas of complex

informational texts and determine the essential elements that elaborate them. CLE 3003.6.3 Read, interpret, and analyze graphics that support complex

informational and technical texts. CLE 3003.7.1 Evaluate the aural, visual, and written images and other special

effects used in television, radio, film, and the Internet for their ability to inform, persuade, and entertain.

CLE 3003.8.1 Demonstrate knowledge of significant works of American literature from the colonial period to the present and make relevant comparisons.

CLE 3003.8.4 Analyze works of American literature for what is suggested about the historical period in which they were written.

CLE 3003.8.5 Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive meaning and comprehension from various literary genres.

1. DURING YOUR “TR IP ” , DEF INE THE VOCABULARY WORDS ON THE SL IDE 5 .

2. CREATE A T IMEL INE OF THE EVENTS OF THE SALEM WITCH TR IALS WITH AT LEAST 10 EVENTS.

3. IND ICATE 3 IMPORTANT PLACES IN SALEM DURING THE TR IALS AND WHAT TOOK PLACE AT EACH. NAME 1 OTHER TOWNS THAT HAD WITCH TRA ILS AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE .

4. NAME 1 JUDGE OF THE TR IALS , 2 OF THE ACCUSED, AND 2 OF THE AFFL ICTED. BR IEFLY DESCRIBE THE IR ROLE IN THE TR IALS .

5. AFTER REV IEWING SOME OF THE SUGGESTED CAUSES, DEC IDE WHICH YOU AGREE WITH AND F IND MOST BEL IEVABLE . SUMMARIZE IT AND EXPLA IN WHY YOU BEL IEVE IT IS THE MOST BEL IEVABLE .

Your Task

During this Trip, define these terms . . .

Spectral EvidenceThe AfflictedThe AccusedPressedErgotGoody Proctor Reverend

The History of a Witch Hunt

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/brief-salem.html?c=y&page=2

http://salemwitchmuseum.com/education/faq.php

What are the Salem Witch Trials?

Where did the Witch Trials take place?

http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/tour/salem.shtml

http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/tour/index.shtml

How do you find a WITCH?

Written by Mrs. FulksAnd Gary Cole

The Afflicted vs. The Accused

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people?group.num=all

Letter About the Trials by Deodat Lawsonhttp://salem.lib.virginia.edu/letters/lawsons_london_letter.html

The People of The Witch Trials

Causes of the Salem Witch Trials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU8GvfeaOMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFDBrOlE9k

http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/witch.htm

References

http://www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/english/doc/ENG_3003.pdf

http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/index.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU8GvfeaOMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFDBrOlE9k

http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/witch.htm

Picture References

http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-salem-witch-trials/

http://www.philosophersguild.com/blog/?p=775

http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Salem,_Massachusetts

http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/The%20Salem%20Times/The_Salem_Times_of_1693/Culture_%26_Beliefs.html