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. If you are in Mr. Nekrosius's project groups, you should post on the other class's newspaper.
Remember:
You should include ONLY your first name and your class period (NO LAST NAMES) at the end of your blog post.
Also, remember to be positive and detailed in your responses! Your posts are due Thursday, December 2nd.
38 comments:
While reading Samantha A's article I learned that there are 4 elements that make black magic. I also learned that all evidence from the trials are linked to black magic and black magic was causing great turmoil in Salem. I have a question about black magic and its producers: Which of the 4 elements of black magic was the most common during the witch trials.
-Christopher 3-4
This is a comment on some of the articles in, "The New World News" newspaper.
When reading Claire K's article, "Corn-Mungus Fungus" I learned that Ergotism is caused by a small fungus that attaches itself to grain plants. Also, when reading Yael P's article, "Where the Broom Stick was Made" I learned that the first people to be accused as witches were in fact, the Knights Templar. Lastly when reading Grace A's article, "Corruption in the Colony" I learned about the strong alliance formed between the ministers Increase and Cotton Mather and an up-and-coming William Phips.
Although I have learned quite a bit, I am still unclear as to the opinion of the Native Americans on the subject of the Salem Witch Trials.
-Julian 8/9
While reading Yael P., Rosie W., and Daniel Z.'s article, "The Tituba Tale", I found out that, besides confessing she was a witch, Tituba also accused eight other people to save herself. While reading Claire K.'s article, "Corn-Mungus Fungus", I learned that the symptoms of Ergotism are much like what the victims of witchcraft in Salem complained of: burning, hallucinations, and twitching feelings. While reading Grace A., Elizabeth S., and Grace C.'s article, "In the Devil's Snare", I learned that young girls in Salem weren't allowed to play games or have toys because it indicated idleness. I also have a question, where any of the native Americans living nearby ever accused of witchcraft?
-Maria 3/4
I read the newspaper made by Mr. Nekrosius's first humanities class. That paper had a lot of very good information. The paper was very well constructed, and it gave lots of links. I liked how there are so many links so that you can never get board. I learned a lot about how serious the people at the time were about witches. I do wonder... why did they put the finale on the front page?
-Grace Nekrosius 3-4
I read the article posted by Johanna, Claire, Sophia, and Meckenzie. The courts back then would not be considered fair now. Somebody would be accused of being a witch if he/she had a mole or deforematy. There were lots of people who believed in witchcraft and some of them changed their point of view after a while. People believed that if someone could not recite the Bible by memory they were a witch. The trials were unjust and they caused lots of peoples' death. There were about twenty people who were executed. It was a dark time back when the Salem witch trials happened.
-Lucy 3-4
While reading Paula H's article, "Devil's Companion" I learned that many people exaggerated their stories about George Burrough "... he held a full barrel of molasses with just two fingers." This statement shows that people go to extreme levels to accuse someone of being a witch. While reading Samantha A's, article "Black Magic Outbreak" I learned the three different types of Black Magic. Which are astrology, fortune telling, and geomancy. Lastly, while reading Anna B's article, "How to Identify a Witch" I learned about some of the test the accused people had to undergo. One of the tests was finding a mark on d someone’s body and poking it. If the mark bleed the person was not a witch, and if the person wasn't affected they would be considered a witch.
I learned a lot in these different articles, but my question is: How did people choose what test they should use on what accused people?
-Mingus 3/4
While reading Jake A's article i learned mainly that women and children were treated badly. I learned children were sent to do hard chores and go to church. Also that children were accused of being witched during the Salem with trials. I was wondering how many children were accused of being a witch during this time. I think everyone did a great job on the newspaper.
-Mary Nekrosius 3/4
When reading Julia H. and Andrew C.'s article I learned that in England several hundred witch trials had taken place before the Salem witch trials. I also learned that before the Salem trials people thought that witches could use magic to cure people of their diseases, which is completely different from what people in Salem thought. In Wade P.'s article I learned that the Salem village pastor Rev. Samuel Parris was forced out because he was involved in the witch trials and the hanging of 19 people. I also learned from Julien B., Stefen R., and Wade P.'s article that King Philip's War began when the Plymouth Colony and the Indians began arguing about land and trade. King William's War began when Sir Edmond Andros forced the Abenaki French allly, Baron de St. Castin to surrender to the English crown. A question I have is why did the Salem people believe that witches cause harm, if the English thought witches could cure (referring to Julia H. and Andrew C.'s article)?
Claire 3-4
While reading Maddie G.'s article, I learned that ergotism could have been the cause of the Salem Witch Trials. I also learned that corn fungus-infected grain can be mistaken for large discolored grains. In Stefan R.'s article, I learned that a person as young as five years old could be accused of witchcraft. I have a question about ergot poisoning: Did more people think that ergotism started the Salem Witch Trials or magic started the Salem Witch Trials?
Ellie 8/9
After reading Jack M's article, "Families Being Separated", I learned that Women (Mother) was not only expected to cook and clean but also earn the money for the family. Secondly, Parents and other adults thought that toys and other games were devilish. Finally, rows were based on grade levels within the school.
My question to the author. Would you like to live in the Salem Witch Trial Era? Why or Why Not?
-Xavier 3-4
While reading articles by Madeline G., Paula H., Anna B., and Anjali D., I found that the people of Salem in 1692 only believed the nine girls that began the trials for a year before doubting them. Also, those who were pardoned from their accusations, lived the rest of their lives as the rejects of society; in poverty and sickness. Along with that, in another one of Madeline G's articles, "poisoned or bewitched", egotism was a reason for the Salem Witch Trials. Egotism was also such an issue that people went out looking for witches that might have cursed Salem with it.
Modern seeds developed a way to be ergot free. I would be interested to know how this happened, how Salem stopped egotism from lasting.
Ariel 89
While reading the articles in the people section, the article on Ann Putman by Tiffany S. caught my attention. I learned that Ann Putman was the leader of the Circle girls which was interesting considering she is only 12. I also read about The Accusation of Giles Corey by Julien B. which I found very interesting. I learned about what happened in Giles Corey's life. I liked this article because it was similar to timeline. I learned that most people did not admire Giles Corey and that Giles Corey wanted to die more than admitting to using witchcraft. My question for this article would be why Giles Corey wanted to die rather than admit. When reading Monica L.'s article, I learned that there is a lot more to the court than you would think and lots of things happened there.
-Samantha 8/9
When reading the article "The Head of the House" by Joey C. I learn the Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. John Hathorne was one of the main people leading the Salem Trials. John Hathorne did not care about what they where saying. I also Learn that John Hathorne did not believe in witches and witches craft so he was always mad when someone pleaded guilty. I would like to know why John Harthorne lead all of theses Trials if he did not believe in Witch craft?
-Silvia 3/4
While reading Max B's article I learned about the extreme punishments brought onto the accused wizards and witches. When I heard that they actually crushed a man with heavy stones I was shocked. Its such a disturbing fact. I also learned that it was the required punishment of the law to be crushed my a heavy weight, which was rather appauling. What type of sick minded people would think of such a thing?
Although the article was very clear, I was still a little confused on how they came to such presumptions towards him.
-Sophia Nekrosius 3/4
The three things that I learned from the Daily Pilgrim are corn fungus can produce yellow mucus called honeydew. Honeydew contains fungus that if consumed you can get a disease. another thing I learned is that nine girls ate the same cereal that had the poisonous grain on it or in it. the last thing I learned is that the seeds are 5 cm which isn't that big. my only question is that how did the fungus start to grow.
Kerry Nekrosius 8-9
I learned a lot from King Phillip's and King William's Wars
Written by Julien B., Stefan R., and Wade P.
I learned that “King Philip's war started when the Plymouth Colony and the Indians were in conflict about land and trade.” I also learned amount of casualties in King Philip's war stands at six thousand. I also had a question, the article said “No one knows if King Philip ordered this attack. “ if he King Phillips did not order this attack than who would have?
-Reed R 3/4
While Reading Madeline G's article I learned that fungus in corn and wheat the people of Salem were eating, could have led to the girls accusing so many and sending most of them to their deaths. The fungus was called Ergot, when consumed it would cause delirium, violent muscle spasm's, vomiting, hallucinations, and crawling sensations on the skin. The reason for all the trials and executions that were the Salem Witch Trials, may just have been a fungus called Ergot in the girls' food.
-Schuler S.
After reading Chris H's article, "Is There Sanity in Salem?" I learned that barley anyone was speaking up about (if they felt this way) how the witch trials were wrong. I also learned that the reason for this was that if you said u did not support the trials or said it was wrong that there could be some serious consequence. I only have one question for Chris: When you said, " John Proctor was an innocent man and was forced to sign a document stating that he had performed witchcraft." was his only other option death?
I also read Sarah P's article, "Witchcraft, Wizardry, and Black Magic. Oh My!" In this article I learned that the Congregationalist that traveled to America believed that because of the Native americans, settlers of other religions, and harsh weather that the land was "evil". i also learned that the way they found out if someone was a "witch" was that they looked for a mole type thing on their body. The question I have for Sarah is: Where white/folk Magic witches commonly accused?
Nigel Nekrosius 3/4
While reading “The Trials of Sarah and Dorcas Good” by Madeline G., Paula H., Anna B., and Anjali D, I learned more about Increase Mather, how the Salem Witch Trials started, and how it ended. Increase Mather was a character in my group, King Philips War. Sam Scruby researched him in our group and I didn’t really learn much about him. After this I learned he had a pretty big role in trying to stop the Salem Witch Trials along with Thomas Brattle. Before reading this article I wasn’t sure about how the Trials started. It wasn’t an entire article about the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials but it gave you the basics of how it started. About how nine unmarried young girls accused people of being witches. Also I wasn’t sure about how it ended. The article told how Phipps dissolved the court of Oyer and Terminer that he had created. Increase Mather said, "The father of lies is never to be believed". Public opinion changed around when Boston Ministers realized there was a possibility that the accused were innocent. What I am really curious about is why so many people believed the girls? It seems weird that an entire group of people would start killing each other or putting each other in jail because of nine girls saying they were witches.
Jacob 8-9
when reading Madeline G's article called "Poisoned or Bewitched" i learned that the Salem witch trials may have been started because nine girls ate the same bread or cereal that had corn fungus in or on it. I also learned that corn fungus starts off when the flowering head of a grain emits a yellow mucus that is called honeydew. Honeydew contains fungus spores that can cause disease if consumed.The third thing that i learned is that the when you eat the fungus spores you will get ergot poisoning. Ergot poisoning could be related to the trials because when a person eats the poisoned food you will have vomiting, delusions, violent muscle spasms, and hallucinations. This is how the nine girls were reacting to the ergot poisoning so people thought that they were under the spell of a witch. The question that i have is when did the corn fungus become a problem in Salem?
Andrew 3/4
While reading Fu-Cheng J.'s article i learned that the accusations of witchcraft even went as far as accusing ministers and preachers. That seem slightly silly because aren't witches supposed to fear or hate god? If so, how could they preach. Also, in Claire K.'s article "Corn-Mungus Fungus", I learned about ergot, a fungus which I had never heard of. It does seem suspicious that all of the reported symptoms of being bewitched are the exact same symptoms as ergotism. I have two questions, one, Were any Native Americans or towns-people from other towns accused? And why would all these people believe a couple of girls and go to all the trouble of having trials and hangings?
Theodore 8/9
I read Eve S-L’s article called “The Accusation of Giles Cory”. I learned a lot of things about Giles Cory and what he had to do with the Salem Witch Trials. Giles Cory was eighty years old and lived in a barn. He was born in 1611 and had a wife and two sons. Giles Cory’s wife, Martha Cory, was accused of being a witch, but Martha Cory accused the girls that said she was a witch of lying during the trials in public. Then the government arrested Giles Cory and he was pressed to death. I learned a lot from this article, but I was wondering why when Martha Cory was thought to be a witch it seemed that Giles Cory was a wizard too? Why wasn’t just Martha Corry accused and not Giles Cory?
Joanna Nekrosius 3/4
While reading “ Corey Crushed” by Max B. I learned how Giles Cory was crushed by rocks. I thought this article was very interesting because there was lots of detail and information. I likes how Max included a interview because the interview shows that Corey knew about the punishment being crushed by rocks. Which I thought was interesting. When Max was talking about how most of the girls had several pieces of evidence. I wish that Max put in more of the evidence because I think it would be interesting to see what the other girls said, unless that was all of the evidence. I also thought that when Corey said “ More weight” was very interesting because it seems as if Corey wanted to be killed.
The one question I have is that Why did Giles Corey say more weight?
Madeline Nekrosius 8-9
I was reading "Poisoned or Bewitched" an article Madeline G.wrote in " The Daily Pilgrim". I learned what type of plant corn fungus started to grow from. I also learned what sclerotia was, and where it growed in fungi. Last, I learned what the symptoms of Ergot poison were. My question is " What is another reason for way the Salem Witch Trials occurred, other than the Ergot Poison?"
-Nora 8-9
While reading Johanna C’s article, “Watch Out for Witches” I learned that there have been witch-hunts in Europe since the Middle Ages. I also didn’t know that at first, witches weren’t even considered to be bad. After the spread of Christianity, people thought that the witches worked with the “Devil.” I cannot believe that people thought that the witches of Salem worked at night to make plots against good citizens. I didn’t realize that there was so much paranoia about witches.
I would like to know one more thing. How many women were killed for being a “witch”?
Also, you did a fantastic job!
-Nathan I. 3/4
I learned a lot that I didn't know about the salem witch trials by reading Claire K.'s article "Corn-Mungus Fungus". I learned that the cause of the hallucinations and other symptoms that at the time were blamed on witchcraft, were probably caused by a type of fungus. This type of fungus called ergotism. Ergotism growes on rye and other small wheat. I also learned that ergotism has been around since the time of the ancient greeks. Reading this article made me understand the salem witch trials a little bit better because I now understand what was probably happening to the people being "attacked" by witches.
Monica Nekrosius 8/9
This is for "The New World News" newspaper.
When I read Grace’s article, "Corruption in the Colony" I read about Increase Mather and the relationship with Cotton Mather. I found this interesting because Cotton Mather played an important roll in Hannah Dustan’s story. When I was reading Claire's article, "Corn-Mungus Fungus" (love the title) I learned about Ergotism. I thought it was really cool how it is a small fungus on grain plants. The only thing I thought was lacking in this newspaper and something I want to learn about is what the native thought of the Salem witch trials.
Maeve Nekrosius 8-9
When I read McKenzie M's article, "The Pure Way", McKenzie says that the Devil "started his work" in the year of 1691. The following year, things didn't change. The Indians were still a big threat to the people living in Salem. The people of this town had be strapped when they worked in the field.
The article also says that being a girl in Salem was not always fun, having to do what your husband said all the time. But what made it fun was listening to Rev. Paris's slave, Tituba. She talked about black magic.
Also, there was a sweet old deaf lady accused of being a witch. People started to think that this lady wasn't a witch. Witches were supposedly mean. Later she was then taken off the "list" of witches. People started to have thoughts that maybe they were wrong about her not being a witch.
I understand that there is more than one element of black magic, what are these elements?
-Anthony Nekrosius 3-4
After reading Yael P's article titled "Where the Broom Stick was Made", I learned that witch hunts began in the fourteenth century in a few countries in the mainland of Europe. I also learned that witch trials in Germany were especially harsh, and that the German government usually accused wealthy people of witchcraft because the government got to keep all of the "witches'" belongings.
One question I have was what triggered the change of witches being thought of as knowledgeable, spiritual people, to evil, satan loving demons?
-Thomasina Nekrosius 3-4
When reading Julien B's article, I learned about Giles Corey, the eighty year-old farmer convicted of being a wizard, and his gruesome death. Also while reading Madeline G's article about corn fungus, I learned the elaborate process of how corn develops fungus, and how it could of potentially triggered the Salem Witch Trials. Finally, when reading Julian L’s article, I learned a great deal of information on the erudite Rev. Cotton Mather.
However I have one question, that being how King William’s war started.
Willis 8/9
While reading Claire K's article I learned about corn fungus. I did not know anything about corn fungus, not even what it is. Corn fungus is a disease that grows on rye or other small wheat, it is actually a disease called Ergotism. The symptoms are, fits, spasms, hallucinations, loss of body, and delusions. I never realized that corn fungus has a part in the Salem witch trials, or that it even helped cause it. Corn fungus happened all over the world, not just in America.I thought Claire K's article was good but I thought it could be a little more appealing to audiences. I was also wondering a bit more on how to cure humans of ergotism.
-Anna Nekrosius 8-9
While reading the class newspaper I actually understood parts of the Salem Witch Trials better and also learned more. While reading about black magic I learned that there are 4 elements of black magic but the way they decide if it is magic is completely different. What I did not get about magic is how do they determine if it is black or white magic? Is there such thing as White magic? As I was reading about rev. I learned that Salem went through three rev. before coming to rev. Samuel Parris, they truly cared about their religion. One other very interesting thing I learned is that King Philip's war started because of his disagreement with his father whether the new arrivals were enemies or allies. One big question I have is that witches or wizards were accused of being witches or wizards if they had a similar trait as a witch, but what if it was just a common trait or just a family member?
-Joey 3-4
After reading through "The New World News" newspaper I learned a lot about the salem witch trials. I learned how many people were convicted (185) and how many of the convicted died (25). I learned that people would just believe some one if they said they were bewitched, and would convict who ever the person said bewitched them. I also learned that the trials were started by two girls who lied and said they had been bewitched, therefore causing panic and fear in salem.
My question is how did the trials work? Did the person accused even get to defend her/himself?
-Richie Nekrosius 3/4
While reading “Reverend Mather: The Man, the Myth, the Minister” by Julian L. I learned that Cotton Mather was against spectral evidence although he himself was a witch hunter. While reading “The Tragedies End” by Madeline G., Paula H., Anna B., and Anjali D. I learned that Thomas Brattle’s letter changed the governor’s mind about witch trials thus was one of the main reasons for the trials to end. I also learned from “The Diplomat of 1692” by Andrew C. that Samuel Sewal was the only judge to apologize for the court of Oyer and Terminer and for all the other death sentences he declared. I learned that thanks to him people realized that the trials were unjust and wrong.
My question is: what happened to the accusing girls after the trials ended? I know that they weren’t punished but I would like to know why. I also wonder how they were treated by the Salem citizens after the trials.
Yael 3-4
while reading sam's article i learned that the belief of black magic had caused an eruption of chaos in Salem.
I also learned what the elements of "black magic" was in the paper, i did not know that it went to the extent of dancing and hand gestures.
And the last thing i learned was the harsh brutality that was given to the accused black magic users.
My question is...was their any other factors like black magic that was used in the trails, or was it just pure black magic and no other types of witchcraft.
Luke H 8/9
When reading Madeline G's article I learned that nine girls were "bewitched" during the trials.
Corn fungus starts as a flower from grain.
Also the nine girls were Elizabeth Booth, Sarah Churchill, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mercy Lewis, Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, Ann Putnam Jr., and Mary Walcott. My question is: How come there is no corn fungus now?
Jessica 89
I read Julia H.'s blog (my sister) and I learned many things. Julia wrote about Samuel Parris. The most substantial fact that I picked up while reading Julia's article is that Samuel Parris was really the man behind the witch trials. He preached to many of Salem's inhabitants about how these so called, "witches" should die. Obviously he succeeded and got lots of people on the East side of town to get executed. And thats another thing, Samuel Parris did not like the East side of town because the residence on that side of town were more wealthy, and less religious than the residence on the West side of town. The East side community objected to Samuel's teachings, while the West side did not. So Samuel went on to declare most of the witches, and guess what? The proclaimed witches were almost all East-siders. My one question would probably be, where there any other ministers similar to Samuel Parris, or was he the only one.
-David H.
I read 8/9 period's newspaper. It was very neat and well done. I learned that the court of Oyer and Terminer was the first formal court in Salem.I also learned that salem was renamed Danvers after the witch trials. It was a way to show that they have changed and regretted the trials. Lastly, I learned that Anne Putman accused George Burroughs of organizing witch meetings and held the book of the devil.
In both my article and the article I read mentioned Calvinism the religion of the Puritans. In the article I read it mentioned different names for the devil, I thought that was really interesting. In the article I read I got the sense that having such a strict religion was bad, but in my article I tried to say that it was good.
I have a question for Eliza E's article: Do you think Reverend Cotton Mather really thought that George burroughs was guilty?
Nikki K. Nekrosius 1/2
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