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You have 3 minutes to draw a stereotypical Witch. www.historytl.com. Why was there a witch hunter craze?. Learning Objectives : To understand what people thought about witches. To investigate witch hunts. To explain why people believed in witches. Why was there a witch hunter craze?.
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You have 3 minutes to draw a stereotypical Witch. www.historytl.com
Why was there a witch hunter craze? Learning Objectives: • To understand what people thought about witches. • To investigate witch hunts. • To explain why people believed in witches.
Why was there a witch hunter craze? www.historytl.com
Why was there a witch hunter craze? What is a witch?
Why was there a witch hunter craze? Watch the following clip, why do they think she is a Witch? How do you tell if she is a Witch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g
Why was there a witch hunter craze? In England witch hunting was at its height by 1640’s. A young man, Matthew Hopkins, claimed he found 36 witches at work near Ipswich. They were all arrested and, under torture, most of them admitted that they were witches. 34 were found guilty and 18 were executed. What evidence was there? Read through the sources and complete the table. Do you think the women were guilty? Why?
Why was there a witch hunter craze? Explain why you think the witch hunts happened. One reason Another reason A final reason
Why was there a witch hunter craze? Learning Objectives: • To continue our study of beliefs about witches. • To investigate witch trials in more detail • To produce a report
You may work in groups of 4 of your choice. You will have this lesson to: • Collect information for your report. • Decide who is responsible for each role. • Produce a warning poster to help people to spot witches and warn them of the dangers of witches. You will have next lesson to: • Complete any research using the internet – you must start by going to www.historytl.com • Type up your report ready to hand it in to the witch finder general.