PPT-The Salem Witch Trials

Do Now With your small groups answer the questions When you think of witches what comes to mind 2 What were the Salem Witch Trials Summarize The Salem Witch Trials 1692 Which Witch is Which. SalemDenison Country Club 18 Hole Golf Course Design & Construction is now offering the Texomaland area, (North Texas and Southern Oklahoma), Fairway Estates, a new highly restricted sub-division. It is a new Golf Course Community in Denison's E.T.J.., Northern Grayson County in Texas. If you are seeking a Peaceful lifestyle, enjoy nature, recreation and privacy, The Crucible, . The Salem Witch Trials, and McCarthyism. . What do they all have in common????. Things to Know about Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. Grew up in a working class family; worked as a teenager to earn money to go to college. How did you respond?. Journal Warm-up. Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, witch craft Theater conventions . Arthur Miller (1915-2005). Was a native New Yorker. During the depression, his family lost its money and was forced to move from Manhattan to more modest living quarters in Brooklyn. . By: Joshua . Areta. , Adam Whiteside, Anthony Murphy, . Omadi. . Sarr. The Spark. The witch trials and the imprisonment of the Japanese both started as a result of a beginning, shocking event. For example, in the witch trials, it was the dancing of the girls in the woods and the strange “coma” of Betsy. In the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was the actual bombing that fulfilled this role. . . . Connect various historical events to literature. Imagine…. You are put in a position where, regardless of anything you do or say, you will undergo terrible punishment.. If you confess to the crime, you will be killed.. When did the events of the Salem Witch Trials take place?. The Salem Witch Trials occurred in 1692. . What happened in the Salem witch trials?. Salem . Witch . Trials- series . of hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of . Witchcraft . Trials. They wanted to reform their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence . Their attempt to “purify” the Church of England and their own lives was based on the teachings of John . 1953. Salem Witch Trials. 1692-1693 Colonial Massachusetts. 19 men and women, and 2 dogs, were convicted and hanged for witchcraft; more than 200 people were accused. Trials become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. The Salem Witch Trials took place in Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft – 20 were executed. Trials have become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. BACKGROUND NOTES. The play is set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. The play deals with the Salem Witch Trials. The main characters are Puritans. The Crucible. WHO WERE THE PURITANS?. English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during college career. Married three times . H. eppard. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth.. Anyone could be a witch.. Witches can force others to do their will.. The crucible. Prior knowledge. What do you know about the . Salem Witch Trials . and . McCarthyism. ?. How do the two concepts connect?. What do . you. think?. Predictions about the play?. What do you want to know?. Thesis. Although many were compromised in . The Crucible . during the trials of witchcraft, like “The Lesson of Salem” it explained the unfairness of the community convicting others who were innocent, yet those who compromised used it to their advantage to get away with conviction. .