Thursday, March 12, 2015

SALEM WITCH TRIALS LESSON PLAN

Grades 6-8
Hands on History
Sarah Peterson

This lesson plan consists of 12 pages of reading passages on the Salem Witch Trials.  These can be used for close reading (using any non-fiction graphic organizer).  This product includes engaging activities, worksheets and teachers keys. 
 
Topics for the informational text include:
·         Puritans in England and America
·         Laws of the Puritans
·         The Salem Witch Trials How It Began
·         Arrests and Examinations
·         The Process for Putting a Witch on Trial in Salem in 1692
·         The Court and the Judges
·         The Associate Magistrates
·         Cotton Mather Minister and Writer
·         The Accusers and the Accused
·         The End of the Salem Witch Trials
·         The Aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials

 The following activities are included:
·         Magistrate Job Application
·         Comprehension Worksheet
·         A Witch or Bewitched?
·         Graphing Activity: Complete a Pie Chart
·         Speak Like a Puritan
·         Choose a Puritan Name
·         Bingo Review Words and Clues to Create your own Bingo Cards
·         Puritan Children Modern Children A Comparison Activity
·         Create a Newspaper!
·        Read and Analyze Depositions Against Rebecca Nurse




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