Cotton Mather Printable Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 6.5+ | Lexile: 1200| Word Count: 437 |
Use this Activity: |
| Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies. |
| Morning Work - This reading comprehension activity takes students about 15-20 minutes. |
| Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts. |
| Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the Massachusetts or the Salem Witch Trials? This activity serves as a great extension. |
| Whiteboard- Students can take turns coming to the whiteboard to answer the multiple choice questions or annotate the passage. |
| Discuss - What controversial practice did Cotton Mather support, and how did it impact his family and standing in the Puritan community? What role did Cotton Mather play in the Salem Witch Trials? What was "spectral evidence"? |
| Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |