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Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Salem Witch Trials Lesson PlanSheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Salem Witch Trials Lesson Plan
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Stanford University
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Salem Witch Trials

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to use four historical sources to build a more textured understanding of both the causes and historical context of the dramatic events of the Salem Witch Trials.

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Additional Tags

document-based, historical claim, historical inquiry, dbq, primary source, salem witch trials

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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Common Core

RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.9

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