The Puritans

You will be gathering background information of early American and Puritanism by participating in a webquest activity to better understand the times in which The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, Of Plymouth Plantation and other writings of life in the 1600's.

Research: Your role will be to engage in online research about topics surrounding the Puritans in the 1600's while answering questions to the topics you learn about.

Present: You will be able to share your findings to the class.

INTRODUCTION/TASK 1: The Puritans 

http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/purdef.htm

TASK 2: The Puritan Voyage to the New World

http://www.history.com/topics/plymouth

TASK 3: Puritan Daily Life

http://www.ehow.com/way_5472102_puritan-ways-punishment.html

http://www.ushistory.org/us/3d.asp

TASK 4: The Witch Trials

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm

TASK 5: Witch Trial Chronology

http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/chronology.shtml

TASK 6: Hawthorne and Women in 1850

http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/Life&Times/Introduction.html

TASK 7: Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter

http://scarletletterprojectx.weebly.com/historical-background.html

This webquest will be worth 35 points. You will be graded on:

Content (25 pts): Includes the accuracy of your information and your thoroughness in addressing all of the guiding questions. 

Class Participation (5 pts): You are on task and focused during the class time, reading the articles and collaborating with your group members. 

Presentation (5 pts): Being able to share answers aloud to the class.

As we begin Of Plymouth Plantation and Scarlet Letter, you are now better equipped to visualize the time period in which the story takes place and understand the religious and societal forces that shape the lives of the characters

Thank you to Mis Cullen's English class Webquest https://sites.google.com/a/ncps-k12.org/cullen/home/webquest, as well as TRACKSTAR.4teachers.org