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As the assessed piece of work on the Witchcraft Topic in Year 8, students complete this history source work exercise.
A history worksheet to accompany the Flash Animation on the site. Students produce a written account about the Black Death, then a graph charting the progress of the Black Death, then produce a full written assignment about the Black Death as a homework.
This Witch Trial and accompanying record sheet is always one of the highlights of the Year 8 course! With some students taking on the role of women accused of witchcraft, others acting as defence counsel, and others as prosecution lawyers, this is a lively unit which really helps students to understand the difference between facts, opinions and bias. After the classroom vote on who was “most guilty”, it would be good fun to put the “victim” through the “water test” - ie pour a small glass of water over their head, declare them guilty as charged, and then “brand” them with the word “witch” across their forehead in board marker.
Students start with Task 1, followed by a classroom discussion, just to get them thinking. Then, they place their worksheet face down on the table and I write this question on the board: “When was the last witch executed?”. Students turn their sheets back over, and a merit is awarded for the person who first shouts out the correct answer. Then, repeat with a second question: “Who wrote the 1590 book on witchcraft?”. Then, we read through the account together before proceeding to the main activity (a piece of display work).
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