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Curated OER

Othello's Predecessors: Moors in Renaissance Popular Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gather textual citations from Othello, discuss stereotypes that they hold, examine primary source materials, and write character profiles.
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Curated OER

"O, I have lost my reputation" - Why Reputation Matters in Othello

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine Othello's references to and attitudes toward reputation.
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Curated OER

Daily Edits Proofreading: Wheat

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this editing and proofreading worksheet, students read 4 short passages about whet, re-writing with corrections. Correctly written passages are included on page 2. 
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TES Global

Tes: Macbeth by William Shakespeare: The Role of the Witches

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan focuses on the role of the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth including background information about the fear of witches in Shakespeare's time, reading excerpts and answering questions to...
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Other

Book Report Notebook:the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrob

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has the main point of the story "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963 CE).
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Unit Files

For Teachers 5th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th
A great reading guide for "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. Provides plenty of pre-reading material, including an author biography, an introductory article, activities, and vocabulary, as well as brainstorming and...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders learn that even in the most fantastical settings, literature can teach us real lessons about life. Students explore the opposition of good and evil; the value in courage, adventure, forgiveness, and honesty; and the...
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Hanover College

Hanover College: Early Modern Europe: The Witch Hunts

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the web page has a collection of resources on early European witch hunts as well as some of the Salem witch trials.
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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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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Witch and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides the e-text in many digital formats of fifteen stories by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904 CE).
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Witch of the Juniper Walk

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Witch of the Juniper Walk by Frank May, a fiction book for children.
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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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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Witches of Salem

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1692 a group of adolescent girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, became subject to strange fits after hearing tales told by a West Indian slave. When they were questioned, they accused several women of being witches who were...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders will learn about the influence of family expectations and religious values on the development of one's personal identity. Students will also learn how reading informational texts in coordination with literary texts can...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to an American Literature unit on The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Miller wrote the play about the witch hunt in the 1690s in Salem, Massachusetts as an allegory protesting against McCarthyism, a similiar problem...
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Witch" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 7th - 9th
Is she a witch or isn't she? Read the full text of "The Witch" by Anton Chekhov to find out!
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Witch of Prague by F. Marion Crawford

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Witch of Prague" described as a classic of occult fiction by F. Marion Crawford.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Brood of the Witch Queen by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the novel "The Brood of the Witch-Queen" by Sax Rohmer. Murder, abduction, and black magic all take place in this supernatural novel.
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Other

King's College: A Witch Hunt: Germany 1628

For Students 9th - 10th
A witch hunt simulation that is based on events from the seventeenth century Roman Empire, and set in Germany in 1628. The participant makes choices after reading the text at each step along the way. At the end of the simulation, there...
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Other

The Historical Significance of Matthew Hopkins: England's "Witchfinder General"

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating examination of the history of witchfinders, and how Matthew Hopkins came to have a central role during the period of witch persecution in early modern England.
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Teacher Oz

Teacher Oz: Castles, Plague, Witch Trials, the Church, Royalty

For Students 9th - 10th
List of excellent links to a great deal of information about witches, witchcraft, the witch hunt and all of the hysteria that surrounded the time period.

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