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Standards
Content
Area(s): English III
Grade Level: 11th Grade
Time to Complete: Three Days
Title of Module: Witch-hunts
1. South Carolina Standards
English 3 Language
Arts Standards
Reading Goal (R) The
student will draw upon a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret,
analyze, and evaluate what he or she reads.
Reading Process and Comprehension
Targeted
E3-R1.8 Demonstrate
the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences.
E3-R1.9 Demonstrate the ability to read several works on a particular
topic, paraphrase the ideas, and synthesize them with ideas from other
works addressing the same topic.
Writing Goal (W) The student
will write for different audiences and purposes.
The Writing Process
Reinforced
E3-W1.6 Demonstrate
the ability to write and publish in a variety of formats.
Targeted
E3-W1.6.1 Demonstrate the ability to write multiple-paragraph
compositions, friendly letters, and expressive and informational
pieces.
Writing
Purposes
Reinforced
E3-W2 The
student will write for a variety of purposes.
E3-W2.1 Demonstrate the ability to
use writing to explain and inform.
Legibility
Reinforced
E4-W4 The student will write legibility.
E4-W4.1 Demonstrate the ability to
write legibly using print or cursive handwriting.
E4-W4.2 Demonstrate
the ability to use keyboarding skills to produce texts.
2. Module Description:
The module consists of a
WebQuest entitled “Witch-hunts”. It is located at http://www.oocities.org/faulkekb/webquest.
The WebQuest was designed as an introduction to the play The Crucible
written by Arthur Miller in the 1950’s. Witch-hunts gives the student incite
into the time period that The Crucible was written as well as the time
period the play is set. Students will write a short description, look for causes
and consequences, decide if the accused were fairly treated, and decided on ways
to avoid the events. Ultimately they will compare the two events and write a
letter to the editor of the local paper applying their knowledge of the two
events to an event(s) in current history.
3. Focus question(s) for
students:
Miller said he wrote The
Crucible in response to events happening in his time. Was he correct in his
comparison?
What must we do in order to
learn from the past to avoid making the same mistakes?
4. Culminating Assessment:
There is growing concern in the
United States that hard-won civil liberties are being fast eroded in the
wake of September 11, 2001. They feel Americans are giving up
their rights in order to feel safe and to fight terrorist. Could this be a
time in history that is right for another witch-hunt?
Based on the information you
have gathered of two past witch-hunts in American History, write a letter to the
editor of our local paper in response to this concern. Include specific
examples to back your opinion and any solutions you can offer. You
may do additional research to complete your letter.
5.
Materials/equipment/Resources:
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Included
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Not Included
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Teacher
Resources
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Computers with
Internet
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Rubric
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Paper
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Activities
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Rulers
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Website: http://www.oocities.org/faulkekb/webquest
Preliminary activity for the
study of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Student will look at websites
about the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. Teacher should check these three
sites before class to be sure the proper software is installed to access the
site.
Story
of Salem Witch Trials
http://www.school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/story/index.html
Salem
Witch Trials–
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/
McCarthyism
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http://www.oocities.org/faulkekb/webquest/
6. Teacher Preparations:
The teacher should schedule two
class periods in the computer lab. Since this is a group project, the students
can share computers. Before the class the teacher should run the web sites
listed in step 5 to be sure they can be accessed. The teacher should have rulers
as well as 8½ x 11 paper available.
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Teacher Activity
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Student Activity
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Assessments
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Introduce the WebQuest
and give students the address. Teacher will be available to answer
student’s questions and check chart when completed.
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Student will collect
data, design a chart, and as a group make comparison
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Rubric
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Teacher will answer
student’s question
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Write a letter to the
editor
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Rubric
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8. Differentiation of
Instruction:
Since the majority of this
project is group activity, the teacher can make modification when students are
assigned to groups. Students that would benefit from oral/visual presentation
should research The Salem Witch Trials because it has an excellent website that
gives the main facts in a short video.
9. Extension to Other Content
Area:
This lesson can be related to
the study of American history.
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