Lesson Details

The Salem Witch Trial

June 2019- June 2020

English 5 & 6 Period 2 Tues/Thur

Date

Oct. 1, 2019

Additional Info
To help you to understand the background to The Crucible, watch the YouTube video on the Salem Witch Trials. Answer the following questions after watching the video, which can be found in the links under Resources: i. Give three reasons the Puritans believed that God was punishing them.
 ii. Give the reason neighbors might have accused each other of witchcraft. 
iii. What scientific reason is given in the video for what may have caused the hysteria experienced by the girls? 
iv.What is the biggest difference between the 1692 trial and a courtroom trial today? 
v. What brought the accusations of witchcraft to an end? 
vi. When was the last of the trials held, and what happened to the last of the people who were accused? 
Write the questions as well as the answers. Answer in complete sentences.