Sunday, January 4, 2009

Colonial Project Blog Post Assignment


For THURSDAY, choose ONE of the online newspapers created by Mr. Nekrosius's project groups and spend fifteen minutes browsing through the various pages (you can find links to the two newspapers here). When have finished reading the newspaper, create a post that contains three things you learned from your reading and one question you have for the authors.

Alternatively, you can choose to write a post on one of the documentaries on Anne Hutchinson produced by Ms. Doyle's project groups. To do so, first view one of the two documentaries, and then write a post containing three things you learned and one question you have for the producers. You can view the documentaries on Ms. Doyle's blog.

Remember:

You should include ONLY your first name and your class period (NO LAST NAMES) at the end of your blog post. All of Mr. Nekrosius's students should post their responses on THIS blog, not Ms. Doyle's.

Also, remember to be positive and detailed in your responses!

42 comments:

Anonymous said...

I choose to to do my blog post on Noah, Miles and ben's newspaper. I learned that Abigail Williams and Elizibeth Parris became "the witch finders," but some people thought that they were scandles. They began doig this when Elizabeth's father's slave Tituba began telling stories about witchcraft and black magic.


Charlie Nekrosius89

Anonymous said...

I read The Purifier newspaper. I thought that in general, the layout was fairly well done. The first page in the paper would have looked a little nicer if there was a picture. The links to other pages were very helpful. Most of the articles were well written and were very informative. I learned a lot from The Purifier and enjoyed reading it. Overall, The Purifier was a nice newspaper to read and it was easy to navigate throughout the pages. -Lillian Nekrosius 3/4

Anonymous said...

I learned by Reading the Witch Watch Newspaper about the method of determining a witch by feeding the urine cake to a dog. You have someone bake a cake with the urine of the people who are being tormented by a witch. And then you feed it to a dog. If the accused witch feels pain, then it is a witch.

Also, I did not know that tortured people by tying their heals to their head. Some people say that most of the confessions were just made to stop the torture. That is what I thought when I read the book that we had to read a couple of weeks ago.

I learned that fungus of a spatial type of rye might have caused the mass hallucinations. I did not know that Salem at that time was great for growing afflicted rye that could turn people crazy.
The website was really nice. It looked very professional.


Also, I did not know that tortured people by tying their heals to their head. Some people say that most of the confessions were just made to stop the torture. That is what I thought when I read the book that we had to read a couple of weeks ago.

I learned that fungus of a spatial type of rye can cause the mass hallucinations. I did not know that Salem at that time was great for growing afflicted rye that could turn people crazy.

The website was really nice. It looked very professional.


-Adil (Nekrosius 3/4)

Anonymous said...

For this blog post, I chose "The Witch Watch" Newspaper. I read the article titled, "Abigail and Elizabeth: The Girls that Started the Craze,"written by Ben, Noah, and Miles. In this article, I learned that Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Parris were considered, "The Witch Finders" because of their shocking performance in the "Salem Witch Trials." They were accusing women left and right of witchcraft in order to cover up themselves. I learned that there were a majority of peoples that believed the two girls because they were high in society and they were young. I also learned that the girls had accused 52 women of witchcraft in 1692, and that the trial had to stop because there were innocent women who were assumed to be in the hands of the devil, and that the two "insensitive" girls were the real troublemakers. My question is: What happened to the two girls after John Phip asked for the accused women to come out of prison? Did the people of the jury punish them? Or were they presumed innocent?

Vivek Nekrosius89

Anonymous said...

I choose the witch watch. With the aritcle by Marrisa.
One of the many things i learned was kids did not have any time for playing or having lots of fun after the toddler age. Due to the fact that they were either working studying or hunting.
The second thing i learned was about 25% of people don't live long at all. Some babies do not even live to be 5 months of age. and the 25% of people don't live to be 20.
The last thing i learned was kids were taught to be very religious when they were very young or they would face consequences. The children went to a sermon that lasted for about 3 hours and they would have a fairly short break to be kids and socialize. After the break they would have to go back to church for another sermon. It was a very long day, If a kid would wiggle or fall asleep or even make the slightest show they were not interested they would feel the priests wrath later.
One question i had for marrisa was is there anything that anyone could do to convince that they were not a witch?
- Natalie Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

While I was reading the Newspaper, one of the articles that I found really interesting was "Screaming toddler in Chains" By Alexandra. The layout of this article was well made, and the picture goes along very well with the text. The article was very suprising and quite sad. From this article, I learned that one of the punishments are to be chained to a wall of a prison. I also learned that any sort of mark, or wart etc. can be a sign of witchcraft. I learned that some people confessed of being a witch or made many sacrifices to be with people who they cared for. In this case, her mother. Lastly, I learned that this fate was very common. Being forever punished for having a strange mark or a wart. Being stuck from a little child to a grandmother.

My Question is were there many situations where people confessed being a witch out of loneliness or sadness?

Emily 8/9

Anonymous said...

I viewed periods 8-9's documentary on Anne Hutchinson. I learned that the judges that were in charge of Anne's trial were also some of her accusers, and so were biased. I learned that after Anne asked the court why she would be banished, all the court replied with was, "The court knows why and is satisfied." That does not seem very fair. It seems like the court decided to banish her for bad reasons. I really liked how some students reinacted Anne's trial. It seemed very authentic. I also liked how Sofia acted as an expert at the "Jefersoninian Musuem." She gave facts about Anne in the present time. I thought that was very interesting, how some students acted out the trial and then had someone in the present talk about it. I also think the "Oprah Winfry" show was really funny. I think it is cool how the students in the documentary presented facts in different ways, but also added fun to it. The camera was really steady in most scenes. Did the camera people use tripods then? Did tripods help a lot during filming? Overall, this documentary is really interesting and seems to have a lot of work put into it. Good job!
Sheridan Nekrosius 34

Anonymous said...

I Read the Witch Watch and found it stunning, i had no idea that people had such crazy methods such as a "urine cake." the cutting of special marks on there body and the use of " spectral evidance."

My question what are the other theroys about
how evey body was halluinating?

Anonymous said...

the one that has no name is mine
Jackson Nekrosius8/9

Anonymous said...

I watched the documentary period 8-9 did. It was very informative. I learned about Mary Dyer and her connection with Anne Hutchinson. I learned that Anne Hutchinson was baptized July 20 1591. I also learned that she had 15 children. I thought it was a really interesting and pretty well filmed. What was John Winthrop's religion (if any) before joining Puritan religion?
Magda Nekrosius 89

Anonymous said...

I watched the documentary of the trials of Anne Hutchinson done by period 8-9. Something I learned from the movie was that Anne Hutchinson talked about her strong religious views and beliefs at her meetings. Another thing I learned was that Anne Hutchinson thought strongly about not using Indians as slaves. I also learned that in Anne Hutchinson’s trials, the judges were the accusers which made them extremely biased against Anne Hutchinson. I thought that the some of the sections were better done than others. I thought in general the volume of the actors and actresses could have been better but overall the documentary looked like it had a lot of work put together to make the final product. I was wondering, was it was it hard to research Anne Hutchinson to find peoples opinions? I really liked this documentary because it didn’t only have views and facts about Anne Hutchinson but it also had views and facts from men like John Winthrop and others.
-Katie Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

I am doing my blog post on the "Witch Watch" newspaper article "Ergot Fungus: Culprit of the Salem Witch Trials," per 8-9 by Phil.

What I learned through this article is that 19 people were executed because because of the way they acted. These people's actions lead the town to believe that they were associated with the devil. This is interesting to know because if someone during that time was acting strange it seemed as if they were automatically convicted of witch craft, without any say.

I learned that a women named Linnda Caporael had a theory that the town's rye had been contaminated with a poisonous fungus hat causes weird behavior which is called "neuropharmalogical symptoms." This also is interesting because tis women was trying to think of an idea of why a handful of people were acting strange. This shows that people in the town did care about how and why these people were acting so weird.

Also I learned "Ergot poisoning can cause an array of side effects. The initial symptoms are usually gastrointestinal, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting." This is very important because apparently Ergot poising was put into a Greek drink and this poising was effecting everyone who drank the drink, also the poison had horrible side effects. If someone had ingested some of the poising it would have been obvious to them that they did.

Why were people coming up with a lot of ideas to why people were getting sick and acting strange?

How was Salem stricken by sexual repression?

How long was Ergot poising around?

I think that the website was very nice and it was easy to find what you needed to find. I agree with Adil, it was very professional.

Andre Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

In the Purifier, I read that the only governor or minister that was ever accused of being a witch was George Burroughs. George Burroughs was accused by girls after George was no longer working as minister. Burroughs was later executed on August 17, 1692.

In the Local section of the Purifier, I found out that if you confessed to being a witch, all of your land and everything that you owned would be taken by the government. Some questions that I have about confessing to being a witch is, what happens if you were a kid who confessed to being a witch? Would the child's parents disown them? Would the child be allowed to go back to school?

The only person who ever apologized for their actions was Anne Putman (I do not know how her name is spelled because it was spelled multiple ways in the article). Anne Putman apologized in Salem in 1706. What happened to Anne Putman after she apologized?

I enjoyed reading The Purifier and I thought that overall, the layout was well done and there was good content in all of the articles. I can tell that all of the writers worked very hard on this newspaper.

Lillian Nekrosius 3/4

Anonymous said...

I chose to read the purifier.In the first article I learned that the puritans even killed dogs they thought were witches.This shows how much the puritans wanted to be perfect and did unspeakable things to be perfect.I also learned that the entire salem witch trials were started by two young girls.I guess the puritans would follow any persons accusations if it meant they could be even more perfect.my only question is why did the first article list so many names? Otherwise it was very fun to read.
Andy nekrosius 3/4

Anonymous said...

Witch Watch 8-9
One thing I learned from the newspaper was that the first person who was accused of witchcraft was in Toulouse France. This woman was accused because she gave birth to a mutated child, so people assumed that she had sex with the devil. Another thing I learned was how many more woman were accused of witchcraft than men. Out of thirty-one people tried and convicted twenty-five are women and out of one hundred and forty-one people arrested one hundred and four were women. I also learned that some ministers traced the “women’s weakness” back to the first woman God created; Eve. Eve was tempted to eat the apple that the devil offered her, and then Eve persuaded Adam to take a bite of the apple as well.

The vast majority of the people who were accused and tried of witchcraft were women. What were the reasons men were accused?

Eleanor B. 8-9

Anonymous said...

I learned many interesting facts while reading the "Witch Watch" newspaper. One fact I learned was that out of twenty people who were executed fourteen of the people executed were women. Why did more women die then men did during the Salem Witch Trials? Another fact I learned was that one very popular way for people to be tortured was for a suspect to have their head tied to their heals. Poor thing! Lastly, I learned that some type of rye might have caused mass hallucations. I never knew that!


Hannah Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

3 Things i learned were that people thought tituba could talk with the dead. I also learned that Abigal williams and Elizibith Parris were the first witch hunters. Why would the girls start making noises becasue they thought tituba had conectons with the dead. I also did not know that the two girls werer teenagers becasue those things they did were not age approprate.

Anonymous said...

I read "WitchWatch." I was interested by the fact that the Puritan thought or knew that torture provides unreliable information, and yet they used it and we (allegedly the US included) still use it. By now we should have realized that people being forced to say something often lie. I also learned that people accused "rival family members" of being witches to get rid of them. It is really amazing how little evidence was necessary and provided for the death of an accused "witch." I too find it interesting that a type of rye could have caused the witch craze. I wonder if something similar happens today on a smaller scale because of illegal use of drugs.

I was wondering if "ducking," a common European witch trial in which the accused was dunked in water to see if s/he would float was also used by the puritans. I read the article about trying witches but saw no mention of this.

IMPORTANT NOTE: dunking was cruel because if the dunked person floated they were taken out and killed because they were a witch but if they sank they usually died anyway.

Eliot Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

I read the Witch Watch, and I am impressed by the quality of the site, and how informative the different pages were. Some thing that I learned was that all witches have a small blemish on their skin that can't feel pain. Another method of determining a witch by making a cake out of the urine of people who were being tormented. And then you feed it to a dog. If the accused person feels pain, then it is a witch. Over all I thought that the web site was made well, presented well, and was very informative.
-Max Nekrosius 3/4

Anonymous said...

I read the Purifier from the 3-4 class.

One of the things that I learned was that the girls made Tituba tell them the stories. In Social Justice it just said that she had told the girls.
I also learned that the courts actually accepted spectral evidence as a reasonable reason to kill someone. Even by the standards of the time this is pretty weird.
I was also very suprised that one of the girls admitted to have falsely accused the "witches."

Matt 8-9

Anonymous said...

I watched Period 8-9 Documentary of the Trial of Anne Hutchinson. I really enjoyed Jackson, Priya, Sophia, and Eleanor’s segment, it was very interesting. I learned that Ann Hutchinson held weekly meeting where she talked about her religious views even though it was dangerous. I also learned that Ann Hutchinson was pregnant and fourty three at the time of her trial. I also learned that She Married William Hutchinson 1612 when she was twenty one years old. One question I have is why didn’t the people that attended Ann Hutchinsons weekly meetings get punished?

Alexandra Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

I chose to view the 8-9 documentary on Anne Hutchinson. I found the overall documentary funny and informative. The most informative parts are when the Trial was acted out, and Sophia acting as an expert on the Trials of Anne Hutchinson at the Jeffersonian Museum. Her name is Regina Filangi, she tells information about the Trials as we think of them today. I learned that the Anne Hutchinson Trial take place in October of 1637. During the Trial Anne was forty three and pregnant with her fifteenth child. The judges in her trial were biased against her so Anne had very little chance to get out without any sort of punishment. When Anne was banished, she asked why she was banished. The judges avoided her question and she took in her punishment and walked away. This was a very impressive video that had a lot of information in it.

Anne Hutchinson had other women involved with her trial. Why did other women sided with Anne Hutchinson even though they knew they would be punished?

-Liv Nekrosius 89

Anonymous said...

I learned that Anne Hutchinson had very strong religious beliefs. She believed that anyone could talk/connect with G-d.
I think I have an answer to Vivek's question "What happened to the two girls after John Phip asked for the accused women to come out of prison? Did the people of the jury punish them? Or were they presumed innocent?". My answer is that the girls were excused from punishment because it is immoral to kill a young child.
Ben Nekrosius 89

Anonymous said...

Julie Nekrosius 3/4
I read the Witch Watch. The layout is amazing and Louie/Sam did a fantastic job.
I read many articles, but I'll focus on Mira's advice column.
I learned that men were more trusted than women- I kinda thought this, but it is now confirmed.
I also learned that the community of Salem listened to the girls for several reasons. One of the main girls was related to Reverend Parris and he said to go with it.
Even though the entire community and area was listening to these GIRLS this did nothing to the treatment of women- if anything, everything got worse with the witchcraft haze and the accusing.
My question was about the layout. Why does the date in the right-hand corner change?

Anonymous said...

I read the Witch Watch newspaper and found it very well put together overall. From reading, I learned that Governor Phipps did not realize that the Witch Trials were just killing innocent people until his own wife was accused of being a witch. I learned that one tenth of babies died a few days after being born, and the ones that survived were put to work at age six. I also learned that witch markings were pierced to see if they bled, and if they did then the person was said to be a witch. I have a question about the Dorcas Good article. Was Dorcas able to survive for a long time after her mother was killed? If so, how? The Witch Watch newspaper is well designed, well edited, and interesting to read.

Lizzie Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

I chose to read the article "The Accusation of Rebecca Nurse" by Akilah. I was shocked and appaled when I found out the Puritans hung her, especially because she was an honored member of their community. I did not know that because Rebecca Nurse was hard of hearing, she sent a letter to the court saying she didn't understand the question, and they hanged her anyway.
Why did the girls accuse Nurse as a witch? I thought the layout of the Purifier was good and clean but needed a little bit of excitement.

Leah Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

When i first opened the Witch Watcher,the front page layout was fantastic. The links on the side gave detailed information on what i would be reading, and it all looked very professional. I learned from reading Alex's page, on Methods of Trying a Witch, that Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne where the main people that found witches. I did not know that witches were tried out of two courts, the court of Oyer and Terminer. By reading Amos' page, I learned that the way the imprisoned usually torture the "witch" by tying one's head to their heals. What if a man of the court was put at trial for being a witch? How many people was the the court made of (either court)?

Eric Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

For this post, I chose to read "The Witch Watch. This newspaper had a fantastic layout. I think the symbol at the top is very clever and creative. Also, the front page of the newspaper looks very authentic and like an actual newspaper. I especially like how by clicking the top bar, you return to the home page.

The first thing I learned about the Puritans was that they regarded John Proctor very highly in their community. For example, in "Not Just a Character in the Crucible," a colonial writer suggests that he was built of Herculean frame, saying that he was bold in spirit and in language. Before I read this article, I thought that Proctor was merely one of the several that was killed in the Witch Trials.

Also, I learned about Dorcas Good in, "Screaming Toddler in Chains."I did not know that Sarah Good had a daughter, and that she was imprisoned. I learned that Sarah Good didn't care for her daughter after Dorcas admitted to being a witch. The reason Dorcas did this was so she could be with her mother in jail. I think it is a terrible thing that her mother didn't care for her after that. A mother should always care for her child.

Lastly, I learned how to determine a witch. I found that you could "swim a witch" by tying the accused up and throwing them in a pond. If they floated, they were witches, and if they sank, they weren't. Another way to tell if he/she was a witch was if you poked or prodded a "witch mark" and if it bled and the person felt pain, then they were not a witch. However, if it didn't bleed and the person did feel pain, then he/she was a witch.

My only question for this newspaper would be, What time period was this newspaper set in?

Ethan Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

Period 3-4 Documentary of The Trial of Anne Hutchinson

I learned that the trial Anne Hutchinson lasted for 2 whole days just because she spoke out to the ministers. I also learned that Mary Dyer wouldn't go back to Rhode Island because she would give her life to change a law. By today legal standards Anne Hutchinson did not slander the other ministers; she only spoke her honest disagreement. How did Anne Hutchinson Really die? Did she really die in the woods, running away from someone shooting at her?

Jiji (Nekrosious 8-9)

Anonymous said...

I read the Purifier.
One thing I learned is the president of Harvard was the one that wanted spectral evidence to be used in the Salem Witch trials. The president won his argument and spectral evidence was allowed to be used it the trails. By allowing spectral evidence to be use in court the girls (Elizabeth and Abigail) could say they had seen the accused person with the devil or he had special witch marks that only they could see and that would be considered evidence.
Another thing I learned was that even dogs were killed during the trials. They dogs were accused because they supposedly carried out devilish commands. My question is whose dogs were these
I also learned than a very religious woman named Mary Easty was killed. Mary Easty was a very religious woman who was respected by the neighborhood but still was founded guilty. Mary Easty made a petition to the court that the girls should be asked separately if she was a witch. The judges ignored this. Mary Easty also made some other petition, which the judges also ignored.I liked this news paper. The lay-out was good and the articles were easy to read.
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Maud Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

I read The Purifier, which was the newspaper made by the 3/4 class. I learned that the only person in power accused of Witchcraft was Minister George Burroughs and even when he was accused he was no longer in power. Governor Phipps's wife was also accused, but as soon as she was accused the court was suspended by Phipps to keep his wife safe. Phipps also knew that spectral evidence would have killed his wife if he had not suspended the court.
My question is, what was the date that the Court of Oyer and Terminer was suspended?
Will 8/9

Anonymous said...

I watched Ms. Doyle's Period 8-9 class's video. I learned a lot from it about Anne hutchinson and some other important people including John Winthrop. It's hard to pick just three things that I learned. Let's see... Well, I never knew that Anne Hutchinson was married and had 12 kids! That's a ton of kids. Another thing that amazed me was that in a time when women were considered their husband's "property" two children (Anne and her husband) were able to treat each other equally and get along. This shows me that children were smarter in a certain way then the adults. They are able to look past the differences of gender and just have fun together. I found that totally awesome.
I also didn't know that she was pregnant during her trial. I thought when I first heard that she was pregnant that maybe that was the reason why she wasn't hanged, but now that I think about it, maybe she wasn't hanged because she wasn't accused of witchcraft. But she was going against the laws, so wouldn't that result in a harsh punishment such as being hanged? I mean, kicking her out would be just like saying, you don't like our rules here, so get out and find a place where you like the rules. It's like giving her a happier life which is like the opposite of punishment. When Anne was banished, were the people in charge even thinking about this? I think that if someone went against a king they would be executed, so what makes this any different?
I also learned and sorted of just realized that even though the Puritans were so focused on being G-d's elect, they didn't even think that maybe Anne's ideas and views would bring them closer to being in G-d's chosen group. I mean they are all frantic about being perfect, and the people who are accused of witchcraft are automatically out of G-d's elect, so wouldn't they be open to Anne's view? If people realized that maybe Anne's views would keep them more safe, then why the heck would they be so quick to get rid of her?

Alex Nekrosius34

Anonymous said...

I chose the 89 documentary. I learned that Anne Hutchinson was forty-three and pregnant during the trial. I also learned that Hutchinson had fifteen children. She had twelve in England and three in Boston. Another thing i learned was that Hutchinson had a friend named Mary Dyer. The two met when Mary was having a baby who died during labor. Did Anne have only one husband? Did she have one for her first twelve children and than another for the last three?
Max Nekrosius 89

Anonymous said...

I chose to do my blog post on the Witch Watch newspaper. One of the things that I learned from the, was that one tenth of babies die in the first few days of their life, and twenty-five percent or more die before the age of twenty-one. Another thing that I learned was that A very common way to torture suspects in the Salem jails is tying their head to their heels. The last thing I learned was that Four-year-old Dorcas Good has been cruelly imprisoned in Salem for several months and was treated in such a terrible way for a innocent kid. The one question I have though is what did the minister do to the people when they fell asleep or wiggled in there seat?

I thought the layout was very good and the information was great!

-Sam Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

I would like to answer Katie's question, "Was it hard to research Anne Hutchinson to find peoples opinions?" We were able to find out that Anne Hutchinson divided Massachusetts into two sets of opinions. There were people who supported Anne Hutchinson at her meetings and followed her beliefs, and people who thought she was being disrespectful to Puritan ministers. We were able to create our own dialogue for characters based on these two sides. We also found some sources that had actual dialogue from the trial.

Lizzie Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

I read the Purifier and I learned that there are many ways to tell if someone is a witch. One way is you bind (tie) someone up and throw them into a body of water and see if they float or sink. If they float, they are a so called witch. If they sink, they are a normal person. Another thing that I learned is that if you ask someone to pray with you and they can not recite the Lords Prayer, the are a witch. One other thing that I learned is that if you want to get rid of a spell or witchcraft that has been cast on someone you have them walk through a hole in a tree or a large rock. A question I have for Harrison is: did people automatically think that slaves were witches because they did not have much or because they were poor.
Dante Nekrosius 3/4

Anonymous said...

I watched Malora, Rachel, Maria, and Delana's documentry. I learned that Anne hutchinson wanted the Native Americans have religious freedom of there own. I also learned that she spent some time with a man who was more accepting of quakers than others his name was Rogger Williams. I thoght the way the interveiws were displayed was interesting. Overallthis documentry was very interesting I give it two thumbs up.

Mutiat 8-9

Anonymous said...

I read the Purifier newspaper that was written by Fiona, Akilah, and Sheridan.
Were Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Parris telling the truth about the witches or was it all a game?
and
Accusations in the Salem Witch Trials
I had learned that Judge Hawthrone and judge Corwin was the *most popular judges. Also that the governors were able to pick the judges, which was unfar because they could have or had picked their best friend. Third I had learned that the lie had also made one of the girls seriously sick because of the stress that she had lied. And that soon they had know that they had the same power they had told who were witches.
And also that newspapers could look so nice~!
Q: So at the end of "Were Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Parris telling the truth about the witches or was it all a game?" are we not sure about what happened after this problem??
Alix Nekrosius 3~4

Anonymous said...

3 Things i learned were that people thought tituba could talk with the dead. I also learned that Abigal williams and Elizibith Parris were the first witch hunters. Why would the girls start making noises becasue they thought tituba had conectons with the dead. I also did not know that the two girls werer teenagers becasue those things they did were not age approprate.

David Nekrosius 3-4

Anonymous said...

I read Witch Watch" and thought it was wonderfully put together and the layout was easy to navigate through.
I learned a couple things in "Witch Watch"
Firstly, the girls: Abigail Williams and Elizabith Parris, thought Tituba could talk with the dead. I also learned that Abigail and Elizabith were,by some doubted of their stories. Why would the girls start to think Tituba had connections with the dead? I also did not know why citizens would think that dogs could be witches.
Niko Nekrosius 8/9

Anonymous said...

I decided to do my blog post on Kelsey's individual article. I learned that Samuel Parris's father Thomas Parris, owned the island of Barbados. I also learned that Samuel Parris went Harvard University to study. I also did not know that Parris had not had any experience before becoming the minister of Salem village.
I have one question though. When did Elizabeth Parris die?
-Chris Nekrosius 8-9

Anonymous said...

I watched Karen video and her read her editorial article. I learned that Rebecca Nurse was a person that lived from 1621-1692. She was born in England and came to Salem, MA. She was accused by Ann Perkinson, who was a relative. Rebecca Nurse prayed for forgiveness at her trial but was convicted anyway. She was hung to death. Her family dug up her grave and reburied her by their house. In 1711, the government admitted that she wasn't a witch and was wrong to hang her. The video was very well put together. The article that follows had great political wit. It was very good overall.

Cat Nekrosius34