The Salem Witch Trials Class Newspaper From June

The Salem Witch Trials: Class Newspaper “From June through September of 1962, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges. Hundreds of other faced accusations of witchcraft. Dozens languished in jail for months without trials. Then, almost as soon as it had begun, the hysteria that swept through Puritan Massachusetts ended. ” ~ Douglas Linder

Assignment ❖ Each Student will use the provided resources to research and write an article on any event(s) that happened during the Salem Witch Trials. ❖ Choose one kind of article to write and follow all of the links provided for that article. Read all of the sources and texts the links bring you to. ❖ Based on your research, write an article that exemplifies your new knowledge of the Salem Witch Trials. This article should be 500 -700 words, interesting, and newsworthy. ❖ Example of an article that combines feature and editorial styles. Sample

Editorial - An article that mainly reflects your opinion on a subject or event ❖ Commentary on The Salem Witch Trials ❖ Video on Salem Witch Trials

Feature - An article that profiles three of the more important people and what their role was during the trials. ❖ Biographies of Key Figures

Standards ❖ CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RI. 11 -12. 2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text. ❖ CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RI. 11 -12. 7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e. g. , visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. ❖ CCSS. ELA-Literacy. W. 11 -12. 2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Conclusion ❖ There are multiple perspectives to every story! ❖ Everyone deserves to have their side of the story told, especially those who are condemned by the judgement of society! ❖ The witches who were killed during the trials were people too! ❖ It’s your job to unveil their humanity!

Newspaper Article Rubric Poor (1) Fair (2) Good (3) Excellent (4) Headline Article is missing Headline Article has a headline that does not describe the content Article has a headline that accurately describes the content Article has a headline that captures the reader’s attention and accurately describes the content Supporting Details The details in the article are neither clear nor related to the topic Most details in the article are clear. Article does not focus well on the topic The details in the article are clear, but need to be developed more. Some details may not fit in with the topic The details in the article are clear and supportive of the topic. Who, What, When, Where & Why The article is missing 3 or more of the 5 W’s The article is missing 2 of the 5 W’s The article is missing one of the 5 W’s Article adequately addresses the 5 W’s Lead Sentence The is no clear lead sentence in the article Lead sentence is not clearly connected to the article Lead sentence tells most important details Lead Sentence grabs the reader’s attention and focuses the reader on the topic Spelling and Grammar Several spelling or grammar errors No more than 5 spelling or grammar errors No more than a couple of spelling or grammar errors No spelling or grammar errors

Sources ❖ http: //salem. lib. virginia. edu/home. html ❖ http: //law 2. umkc. edu/faculty/projects/ftrials /salem. htm