Bloody History: Witches - 1 Week Camp
Why were women accused of witchcraft? Did people profit from these accusations? We'll examine scientific and historic evidence about politics, psychology and poisoning to understand the bloody history of witch hunters and witch burnings.
Leeyanne Moore MFA
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(228)
What's included
4 live meetings
2 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students are encouraged to continue filling out handouts at the end of class if they haven't been able to finish taking notes during class.Assessment
Each morning after the first day there is a quiz in which two teams compete for a daily team winner and an overall team winner for the week. Students can earn points for their team with each right answer they deliver from their notes.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 7
The Bloody History Series is a course of history classes where each week students will learn about a popular cultural phenomenon during a certain period of time. In this class we'll examine witch lore and witch hunters in history, while looking at the reasons behind accusations of witchcraft. Were these accusations committed by people for political reasons, or where there scientific explanations for victims experiencing what they thought were hexes and spells? Every day students will have a new handout to fill out during class. At the beginning of class students will compete on two teams using their notes. They will compete in a quiz to see who has learned their bloody history! Day 1 What does it take to be a witch? We'll examine historical accounts of witchery and use the academic process that experts use to look at historical events. What do they have in common? We'll examine how herbal knowledge, healing knowledge, and women's power became the key stones of accusations of witchcraft. Day 2 Politics: Many experts point out that those who accused their neighbors of witchcraft had much to gain from their accusations and little to lose. How did men get dragged into these accusations as well? How did the myth of werewolves evolve from these witch hunts? Day 3 Poisonings: Let's examine what role poisons had in the world at this time. We'll look at how women were relied upon for their healing knowledge and the paranoia people had about that knowledge. Finally we'll look at what kind of accidental poisonings could happen without modern storage methods and preservatives. Day 4 Episodes of mass hysteria: We'll learn about the psychology of mass hysteria. When it's taken place, how it is manifested, and how eye witnesses and victims can be manipulated to shape the truth. Is it possible that mass hysteria played a role in accusations of witch craft? Day 5: Salem Witch Trials -- We'll examine the evidence and expert analysis to ultimately vote on the key factors that led to this iconic historic event in American history.
Learning Goals
Students will practice and perfect the following:
listening in class to mini-lectures
note taking with handouts
reviewing notes
giving answers in class based on notes
taking mini-informal quizzes using notes
learning new academic vocabulary:
archeological evidence
evidence based conjecture
hypothesis
Other Details
Parental Guidance
None. We will stay away from anything really graphic about witches.
Supply List
Every day students will be provided with a handout that will help them to take notes. If they can, students should print out these handouts and have them ready for each class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.8
228reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
My desire is to hook learners on history, by presenting captivating people and relay how history from the past present us with an understanding of today. As a college rhetoric instructor I've found that students will learn very challenging material if they are able to present to me what they already know and either challenge or build upon that knowledge. Moreover, I frame learning about history by teaching students how to become mini-academics and look at anecdotal evidence using some of the very basic skills a scientist or historian would use. Students will become active learners as they attempt to use these skills to figure out why people thought witches cast dangerous spells and hexes--and why they thought these spells worked.Reviews
Live Group Class
$78
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
40 min
Completed by 37 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-13
3-11 learners per class
