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
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