Salem Witch Trials Online Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 5 + | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 467 |
| This activity provides a printable score report and narration |
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 13 Colonies, Puritans, or Massachusetts? This activity serves as a great extension. |
| Whiteboard- Students can take turns coming to the whiteboard to answer the multiple choice questions. |
| Discuss - How and why did the Salem Witch Trials happen? How did Puritan beliefs influence the Witch Trials? Why do you think Tituba was banished rather than executed? Do you think the girls were acting, or, was something causing their behavior? |
| Extend - Have students come up their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |