English II
Day 2- Colonial Times
Salem Witch Virtual Tour Questions
Directions Day 2: As you are taking the virtual tour, please complete the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Where did the tour take you?
2. List the images you saw on the tour?
3. What colors were primarily used to create pictures, background, and print on this tour?
4. What mood did these images and colors create?
5. Who did you meet on the tour? List the names of all the people you encountered.
6. Select two people and provide important background information about their lives and their involvement in the trial.
7. What questions were asked at the trial?
8. Where you innocent or guilty? Why did you choose this decision?
9. What historical information do you think was incorporated into this virtual tour?
10. Do you think that the accused were under pressure at the trial? Why or why not
11. Rate the tour?
a. Did you like the tour? Why or why not?
b. Did you get the feeling that you were living through the actual Salem witch trials? Why or why not?
c. What would you have done differently if you were assigned to recreate a historical event?
d. Why do you think I asked you to go on the tour?
Day 3 -Assessment
Directions- Decide what group of people you relate with the most: Native Americans, Pilgrims, or Accused Witches.
You are responsible to present their perspective on life during the Colonial Era. (What was their life like).
Select ONE of the assignments below:
1. Write a five day journal account using facts and details from the research that show ?Your? struggles, beliefs, and outlook on life during the Colonial Era.
2. The local government wants to remove your family from the town. You are called upon to speak to the town about your struggles and convince them why you are an important part of the community. Write a 5 paragraph speech that explains your struggles, beliefs, and outlook on life during the Colonial Era.
3. You are getting older and want to leave your family remains from your personal history that explains your life during the Colonial Era. What information and pictures would you want your relatives have. Explain to your family in a 2-page letter what information you wish to leave them. In addition to the letter, you must leave at least 5 pictures with a written description of why they are meaningful representations of your life and struggles.
English II
Day 1- Colonial Project
Post Reading Questions
Directions- After selecting a text answer the following question in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What type of text did you choose?
(Sermon, journal entry, biography, poem, court testimony, narrative)
2. What was the title of the text?
3. Who was the author of the text?
4. Was the work written in first, second, or third person?
5. Was the work a creative piece or a Primary Source document?
6. In your own words, summarize the main idea of the text?
7. What group of people (Natives, Pilgrims, or Accused Witches) do you think the author identifies with the most?
8. What evidence from the text proves that the author identifies with this group?
9. Why do you think the author wrote this text?
10. What information did you learn about either of these groups after reading this text?