Witch Teaching Resources :: 625

Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.

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Doina Popovici

Math Play: 5th Grade Halloween Math Game

For Students 4th - 6th

A Halloween game where students try to destroy monsters, witches, and other characters while strengthing their skills at identifying numbers in the hundreds, thousands, millions, and billions.

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Siteseen: American Historama: Mc Carthyism

For Students 9th - 10th

Learn detailed facts about McCarthyism, the anti-communist 'witch hunts' of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1950 - 1956) consisting of investigations and persecution of alleged communists in America in which accusations of treason or subversion...

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Siteseen: American Historama: Huac

For Students 9th - 10th

The HUAC was formed in 1938 to investigate Fascist and Communist activities in the United States but came into prominence in 1947 during the second Red Scare in the Cold War era and the "Communist Witch Hunts".

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Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.

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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Americans Celebrate Halloween

For Students 3rd - 8th

How did we come to dress up in costumes and go begging for candy? This site has the story behind Halloween and old photographs.

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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Colonial Period

For Students 3rd - 8th

A brief discussion of the colonial period in the United States. Includes information on New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies. Also, find out about the early government, and the French and Indian War.

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The Dendarii Nexus: Patricia C. Wrede

For Students 9th - 10th

Written in collaboration with Patricia Wrede, these pages are the efforts of a night school student in the UK. Topics include autobiography, bibliography, likts to related sites, books currently in print, and new book news.

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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Scarlet Letter: In a Nutshell

For Students 9th - 10th

This site analyses the novel in its historical context and provides a look into 17th century America.

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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th

Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is analyzed in detail in this intriguing site. Read about the characters and their motivations. Important quotations from the play are provided as well as a list of helpful study questions.

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LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th

This ebook shares the story of a little girl from Kansas who travels in a dream to the fictional land of Oz.

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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salem Witchcraft Trials

For Students 9th - 10th

This article on the Salem Witchcraft Trials describes the people and events that led to the hanging of 19 people in 1692.

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The History Cat

The History Cat: History of Colonial America: Witchcraft in Salem

For Students 9th - 10th

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.

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