Section 8: pp. 36-48

Discussion Director
 
    Today your job will be Discussion Director. You will read this section of the book, and choose questions for your group to discuss. The question you select should be interesting and important to the story. Please choose one compare/contrast question, one multiple choice question, one cause and effect question, and one describing questions.

1. The Salem Witch Trials were (select one):
        a) fun
        b) boring
        c) history making
        d) yesterday
Answer: c

Passage Picker

    Your job today will be Passage Picker. You will read this section of the book, and select passages that you find especially interesting, descriptive, important, or surprising. Select four passages to discuss with the class. Be sure to include: page and paragraph number; first two words and last two words of the passage; why you chose this passage; a question about the passage; and what was the author's purpose for this passage ( to describe, inform, entertain, persuade).

1. p. 41, para. 3, "The Massachusetts...set free."
I picked this passage because it is providing me with facts about what was happening during the trials.
The author's purpose for this passage was to inform the reader of these important events.
Question: What does "spectral evidence" mean?
Answer: It is evidence based on the girls' seeing and reacting to specters.
 
Word Wizard

    Your job today is the Word Wizard. You will read this section of the book. Then you will look up the following words in the section. Find the sentence from the book that contains the word, including the page and paragraph number. Then, find the definition of the word (this book has a glossary at the end). Next, write your own sentence using that word. Put this information on an index card, and draw a picture that describes or explains the word.

1. testified
        p.48, para. 1, "The judges, the ministers, and the neighbors who testified against each other also shared in the blame."
        definition: declaring the truth under oath
        sentence: I had to testify that I did not run the red light.
 

Character Sketcher

    Your job today is the Character Sketcher. Read this section of the book, and pick an interesting character. On your own, choose three words that describe your character. For each word, you must provide proof that the character is really like that. Next, decide what your character's goals are in this story. Then, find a problem that your character faces. Is this problem resolved, how? Also, draw a picture of your character, being as creative as you wish.

Ann Putnam
Honest because she came forward and told the truth about the Salem girls, even though it took her a while.
Apologetic because she felt bad about what had happened as a result of the girls' lies.
Lonely because her parents died and left her to take care of her brothers and sisters.
Goal: to clear her record of sin.
Problem: Her name and reputation had been scarred from the witch trials.
Solution: She confessed and apologized to the villagers for the mistakes she had made.

Artful Artist
 
    Your job today will be the Artful Artist. You will pick a scene from this section that interests you. Create a visual depiction of the scene using materials in the classroom. Be prepared to explain your creation to the group.