I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Discrimination Timeline

Create a time line based on discrimination and prejudice, and the ways in which society has improved over time to become less discriminatory since the 1600s.

2. Historical Profile

To explore the historical context in which Tituba's trial occurred, choose another actual person involved in the Salem Witch Trials. They could be an accuser, a Salem resident, or another person accused of being a witch. Research this person and create a profile based on the information you have found. Describe...
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