The Salem Witch Trials occurred in the 1600s and is the basis for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

By the end of the trials (1692)19 "witches" had been hanged. One "wizard" had been pressed to death, and as many as 13 others had died in prison.

Since then the stories of the Salem Witch Trials have been the source of plays, books, and movies. Through the horror of it all many seem to forget the people who lost their lives to the suspicions and lies of their fellow townspeople. These were real people, with real lives. Many had children, went to church and lived moral lives.

In Salem, Massachussets they have erected the Salem Witch Trials Memorial adjacent to the Charter Street Old Burying Point, where many of the hanged were buried, in memory to those who lost their lives.

In this webquest, you will conduct research to learn more about the real victims of the Salem Witch Trials.

Everyone will be assigned one of the following victims to research(Bridget Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor, Giles Corey, Tituba) You will have to do the following:

• Prepare a handout with biographical information about this person

• Prepare a quiz to distribute to the rest of the class

• Prepare a quiz answer key
  
  
• Prepare for your short presentation

1. First you will choose the name of the victim you will be researching. See Ms. Oliva to pick the name.

2. Second, you will watch the video clips on the Salem Witch Trials and complete the video clip worksheet. Pay careful attention to the videos to see if you can find out information about your victim.

Directions to watch video clips: Open MS Word and click on Share folder. Click on the Ms.Oliva folder and then click on Salem Witch Trials 0708. ENJOY :)

3. Third, you will use the links on the RESOURCE page to find information specific to your victim, which will help you create your handout. Remember to print pages or record information to help you with citations.

4. Fourth, you will create your handout. You can do so using the template provided for you on Microsoft Word or if you are familiar with Microsoft Publisher, you can use this program also. *At the bottom or top of your handout you MUST give credit to the sites you used for your infomation.

5. Fifth, you will create your quiz. You can do this in any format you choose, but you must have a minimum of 5 questions and a maximum of 10 questions. You must be able to find the answers in your handout.

6. Sixth, you will create an answer key to go with your quiz.

7. Finally, you will prepare for your short presentation. Presentation should be between 7-10 minutes in length. You will explain what you learned about your victim by going over the handout, and then hand out your quiz. Then you will go over the answers.

Use the following links to find information about your victim. It is your job to determine which sites will be most helpful for you.

http://www.salemwitchtrials.com

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/people/

http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com

http://www.crimelibrary.com

 

Please see the rubric below to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

	Exemplary 95-100	Accomplished 85-94	Developing 75-84	Satisafactory 65-74	Unsatisfactory Below 65
Video Clip Worksheet	Answers to questions demonstrate reflective thought process, and use of higher order thinking skills.	Answers to questions demonstrate a good effort to be thoughtful and reflective, though some responses are lacking in length and/or thoughtfulness.	Answers to questions demonstrate a developing effort, but some response are incomplete and/or lacking in thoughtfulness.	Answers to questions are satisfactory, but there is a great deal of room for improvement in thoughtful and reflective responses.	Incomplete, Innappropriate or Insufficient
Biographical Worksheet	There are 8-10 original and interesting facts organized systematically. Citations are clearly noted and worksheet presentation is neat and complete.	There are 6-8 original and interesting facts with an effort to organize systematically. Citations are clearly noted and worksheet presentation is neat and complete.	There are 4-8 original and interesting facts, and some effort to organize. Some facts are repetitive and/or there are typographical and grammatical errors. Citations are incomplete.	There are 3-5 original and interesting facts, but there is limited effort to organize the facts and/or there are several errors in grammar and/or the citations.	Incomplete, Innappropriate or Insufficient
Quiz	10 Quiz questions are organized systematically, and creation of questions shows reflection and higher order thinking skills.	8 Quiz questions are organized systematically, and creation of questions shows reflection and effort to use higher order thinking skills.	6 Quiz questions are organized systematically, and creation of questions shows reflection and some effort to use higher order thinking skills	4-6 quiz questions are listed , but there is a lacking in organization and higher order thinking skills	Incomplete, Innappropriate or Insufficient
Quiz Answer Key	Answers are complete, written in sophisticated language reflecting higher order thinking skills.	Some answers are more complete than others, but effort is evident to reflect higher order thinking skills.	Some answers are more complete than others, and there is a limit to the reflection of higher order thinking skills.	Answers are satisfactorily written.	Incomplete, Innappropriate or Insufficient
Presentation	Presentation is exemplary: and evidence of preparedness is clear. Delivery is articulate and fluent.	Presentation shows accomplishment. Organization is clear and an effort to be articulate in delivery is clear.	Presentation shows development. There is some lacking in self confidence in delivery, but a good effort overall.	Presentation is satisfactory, though practice and more preparation would help with delivery.	Incomplete, Innappropriate or Insufficient

Ideas for this webquest are loosely based on Ms. Heather Franklin's Salem Witch Trials webquest found on Mr. Dodge's Webquest site

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