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The Witchcraft of Salem Village

The Witchcraft of Salem Village. Cycle 1, Day 1. Agenda. Reading Goal: Identify and describe important elements of setting. Today’s Big Question: Does anything good ever come of gossip? Why or why not? Team Cooperation Goal: Practice active listening. Survey and building background.

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The Witchcraft of Salem Village

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

  2. Agenda • Reading Goal: • Identify and describe important elements of setting. • Today’s Big Question: • Does anything good ever come of gossip? Why or why not? • Team Cooperation Goal: • Practice active listening

  3. Survey and building background • T-P-S • Where do you look for clues that can help you predict what a book might be about? • Survey the book. • What do you think we will be reading about? • Has anyone heard about the Salem witch trials? What do you already know?

  4. Historical Narrative, Nonfiction • Characters or real people? • Plot or real events? • T-P-S • How can you tell that this is written as a story, not as a textbook passage or a newspaper article? • Why would an author choose to tell something factual in a story format?

  5. Setting T-P-S • What is setting? • Why is it important to understand the setting of a book? • When is this book set? • What events in U.S. history are happening around this time? • What do you already know about life back then?

  6. Listening • Listen as I read the Note, pages 1-7. • Listen to Think Aloud. • T-P-S • What did you find surprising, interesting, or different about life in the late 1600s? • How does this fit with what you already know about the time period or place? • What impact do you think it might have on the events of the story?

  7. Vocabulary

  8. Partner read pgs 7-18 • On pages 7-8, the author writes about quarrels in Salem Village. Given what you know about the setting, why might this be important? What effect might these disputes have had on the town? (write) • Explain what the author means when she write on page 8: “Their lives were spent in hard work and religious observance. Even their relaxation was associated with the meeting house.” What conclusions can you draw about life in Salem Village? • What does the author think about Ann Putman? How do you know? • Why did the girls enjoy spending time with Tituba? Why were they afraid this might get them into trouble?

  9. Reflection # heads • What were most people worried about in Salem Village in 1692? What big fears did they have? • Why does the author give so many details about daily life? • How did the people of Salem Village get their news? • Do you think this was a reliable way of sharing news? Why or why not? • How might gossip contribute to events in a small community like Salem Village?

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