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The Witchcraft of Salem Village

The Witchcraft of Salem Village. Cycle 1, Day 2. Agenda. Reading Goal: Using information about the setting to interpret characters’ actions and thoughts. Today’s Big Question: Why do people play the blame game? Team Cooperation Goal: Practice active listening. Review T-P-S.

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The Witchcraft of Salem Village

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  1. The Witchcraft of Salem Village Cycle 1, Day 2

  2. Agenda • Reading Goal: • Using information about the setting to interpret characters’ actions and thoughts. • Today’s Big Question: • Why do people play the blame game? • Team Cooperation Goal: • Practice active listening

  3. Review T-P-S • Why did the girls like to gather in the kitchen with Tituba? • Why do you think this will be important to the story? • What is the setting of the book? • How does the author describe life back then? • How might the hazardous travel conditions affected relationships with neighbors?

  4. Setting • Review of importance of setting to a story. • T-P-S • What is one thing readers do to immerse themselves in the setting of a book?

  5. Listening • Try to make a mind movie of what I read. • Listen as I read pages 18-21. • Listen to Think Aloud. • T-P-S • Can you describe the mind movie you created?

  6. Vocabulary

  7. Partner read pgs 22-34 • How did Mr. Parris react to the news of witchcraft? What steps did he take to discover who was tormenting the girls? • How did the setting influence what the townspeople knew and thought about Sarah Osburn? (write) • On page 32, the author writes that “it was with a kind of fearful pride that they realized that their little village had been chosen to resist the great forces of darkness.” What does the author mean by “fearful pride”? What is she saying about the people of Salem Village? • Explain the sentence on page 33: “If they had not fortunately become bewitched just in time, they would all have been in very serious trouble.” Why “fortunately”? For whom was it fortunate?

  8. Reflection # heads • What surprised or confused you in today’s reading? • What things seemed out of place or unfamiliar? • What strategies did you use to try to understand them in context? • Have you ever blamed someone else for something you did? Why? • Have you ever lied to avoid getting punished? When? Why? • Do you think this may be why the girls acted the way they did? Why or why not?

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