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George Mason University

Women in World History Project: Early Modern Period: Manual, Witch Hunters

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an excerpt from the Malleus Maleficarum, the manual used during the European witch hunts to identify witches, most of whom were believed to be women.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Understanding the Salem Witch Trials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Understanding the Salem Witch Trials." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa: Witches and Witchtrials in England

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides detailed information about witches and witchtrials in England. Site contains dates, locations, names, charge and sentence. Also provides sources.
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Handout
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh: Superstitions From Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy list of old superstitions from European countries.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Breaking a Spell" by w.w. Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Breaking a Spell" by W.W. Jacobs; it is part 6 of a larger collection entitled Odd Craft.
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Other

King's College: The European Witch Hunts

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary of the European Witch Hunts that took place from the 1400s through to the 1800s. This summary also looks at the impact this had on women's history.
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Primary
Other

17th Century Colonial New England: "The Tryal of g.b" by Cotton Mather

For Students 9th - 10th
Modern English transcript of Cotton Mather's original account of the trial of "G.B." recorded during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
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Handout
Other

Professor Pavlac's Witch Hunts: 10 Common Errors and Myths About the Witch Hunts

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of misunderstandings around what happened during the European witch hunts.
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Primary
Other

Book Review: Becoming America:the Revolution Before 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed review by James T. Kloppenberg, constructively criticizing the author's (Jon Butler) thesis that ties between colonial religion and politics are exaggerated.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Salem Witch Trials, 1692

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which details the Salem Witch Trials.
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Handout
Other

Rational Wiki: European Witch Hunts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the European witch hunts, and the misrepresentation of them as gender persecution.
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Article
Other

The Unique Concept of the Witch and the Witch Trials in Early Modern England

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay comparing the persecution of witches in early modern England to what happened during the European witch hunts.
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Article
Other

Luther College: Magic and the Common People of Early Modern Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the role that superstition and a belief in magic played in people's lives in early modern Europe.
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Article
TES Global

Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
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Other

Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Witch Trials Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore a timeline of events in the Salem witch trials. Contains quotations from trial participants and a photograph of the tombstone of Sarah Good, convicted and executed as a witch.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: A History of Paganism

For Students 9th - 10th
A short survey history on paganism and how it has become more popular in recent times.
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Handout
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance: The Burning Times: The Tiime Line: The Dark Ages to Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a timeline of witch hunts from the 9th century CE up to the present day.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Colonial Economy and Patterns of Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Although tied to pages from a specific text, these AP study questions allow anyone to consider aspects of colonial economics. (Answers to some of the questions are located at the following link:...
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Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Salem Witch Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn what life was like in Salem during the late 1700s and history behind the Salem Witch Trials.
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Curated OER

Famous American Trials: Cotton Mather

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Missouri-Kansas City provides information on the role of Cotton Mather in the Salem witchcraft trials. Discusses Mather's work "Memorable Providences," in which Mather discusses withcraft.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Stoughton

For Students 9th - 10th
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and involved in the Salem Witchcraft trials. He became acting governor when Governor Phips was recalled to London to answer charges of misconduct.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Widow's Broom

For Students 3rd - 8th
Review of the book The Widow's Broom and a link to another website for which this book goes well.

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