Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Witchcraft in Salem
Students will examine the Salem witchcraft trials through primary and secondary sources with an emphasis on different viewpoints of the trials.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: Witchcraft in Salem
The hysteria in Salem which resulted in trials of innocent people accused of witchcraft has invited many theories on why the accusing girls made such claims. Read about the evidence admitted in the trials and the results of the trials....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Report the Trials: Salem Hysteria
Students will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials Bibliography and Links
This site provides an extensive bibliography and links for original documents and analysis of the Salem Witch Trials.
A&E Television
History.com: Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials
A few of the accused may have been actual pedophiles or serial killers, but many were beggars, hermits or recent emigres who were tortured into confessions. 200 years before the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, courts in Europe were...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Religious Dissent [Pdf]
This instructional activity supplements one on the "Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies of New England." It looks at religious dissent and intolerance among the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Students...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salem Witchcraft Trials
This article on the Salem Witchcraft Trials describes the people and events that led to the hanging of 19 people in 1692.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Salem Witchcraft Hysteria
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an inferencing lesson to introduce the Salem Witch Trials used for teaching The Crucible. Students are presumed to already have background on the Puritans.
Other
17th Century Colonial New England: "The Tryal of g.b" by Cotton Mather
Modern English transcript of Cotton Mather's original account of the trial of "G.B." recorded during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Fungus of the Month
What does fungus have to do with the Salem Witch Trials? Volk does a great job of explaining in easy-to-understand language a little known fungus, Claviceps Purpurea, cause of ergotism.
The History Cat
The History Cat: History of Colonial America
Information about the history of the colonization of America. Read about Jamestown, Plymouth, the Salem witch trials, colonial life, and the Thirteen Colonies.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Massachusetts Bay
An overview of the Puritans who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony and Rhode Island. The internal and external struggles with these colonies is discussed including the Salem Witch Trials, King Philip's War,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Salem (And Other) Witch Hunts" by Mike Kubic
A learning module that begins with "The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Witches of Salem
In 1692 a group of adolescent girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, became subject to strange fits after hearing tales told by a West Indian slave. When they were questioned, they accused several women of being witches who were...
TES Global
Tes: Social and Historical Context: Witch Child
[Free Registration/Login Required] The article will provide schema for students who are reading Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, or who are reading Celia Rees' Witch Child.
Curated OER
Eye Witness to History: The Salem Witch Trials, 1692
This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, details the Salem Witch Trials.
Curated OER
Eye Witness to History: The Salem Witch Trials, 1692
This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, details the Salem Witch Trials.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Witchcraft in Salem Village
This National Humanities site gives a brief description of "This notorious episode in the history of early New England," and some ideas for presenting the topic of witchcraft to students.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This lesson focuses on the short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It features links to the article "The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 and 'Young Goodman Brown'" and the PDF text for the short story. It also defines...
The History Cat
The History Cat: History of Colonial America: Witchcraft in Salem
Describes what happened in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when a group of young girls began to have visions and were accused and tried for witchcraft.
Success Link
Success Link: Witches' Brew: Mixing the 1950s and 1690s in a Crucible
Use this lesson plan as an introduction to a study of the play, The Crucible,to help students discover the link between the supposed topic of the play and the political situation in the United States when the play was written.
Other
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible:" Fact & Fiction
This personal website provides an essay by Margo Burns, whose interest lies in 17th Century New England (particularly the Salem Witch Trials). The essay focuses on separating the facts from the fictional depiction of Miller's...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...