Hands on HistorySarah Peterson
Grades 6-8
Looking for an interesting History lesson? My newest "Colonial Careers" lesson is a fun way to learn about the Salem Witch Trials!
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 teacher’s 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
This lesson plan can be found here
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