English 11 Computer Lab Assignment #1 – The Crucible

Activity Created by: Mrs. Wilson & Buckley (HHS)

Directions: Please follow the instructions listed below carefully. Do not visit any other sites besides the one specified. This should be very interesting for you! J

VOCABULARY

1.  Today we are visiting the Salem Witch Hunt. Review these words to know!

2.  Use the following words in a complete sentence to understand the context:

Specter: ______
Flouted: ______

Conscience: ______

EXPERIENCE AND READ

3.  Go to National Geographic: Salem Witch Hunt-Interactive (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/ )

4.  Click on “Prologue” and then read the history

5.  Scroll down as you read and click on “Experience the Trials”

6.  You will need to click on the red words/phrases to get to the next slide

7.  Once you have finished the “game,” you must click in the Salem contents box to view other “slides”

WRITE YOUR EXPERIENCE

8.  After experiencing what it was like to have been accused of witchcraft in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials, complete one page TYPED paper:

Explain: 1) the emotions of being falsely accused

2) what you learned about yourself and the real life victims

3) what other difficult choices do people have to make in the modern world

Correctly format your paper!

See next page for the proper heading and the title of the assignment. Example:

Your Name

Llanos (MLA format – on left margin of page)

English 11, A3

6 January 2015

Experiencing the Salem Witch Trials

(notice there are no quotation marks or underlining in the title—just centered on the page)

Rubric:

A / C / F
Excellent grammar & punctuation / Some grammar & punctuation errors / Many grammar & punctuation errors
Three Paragraphs (5-7 sentences/paragraph) / Two paragraphs / One paragraph
Transition Sentences and Transition Words / Some transitions / Missing transitions

Please finish this assignment in class. You can access the assignment on Vision.