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I never made an electronic Pathfinder, per se, for any course. However, this list should suffice as it has numerous web sites and other resources to assist students and teachers studying //The Crucible// and /or The Salem Witch Trial.

ITEC 57400: Selection and Utilization of Educational Media

Fall 2008, Professor Stahr

Beth Brendle || **Type of media** || **Description/ Notes/ Skills** || Dir. Nicholas Hytner 20th Century Fox Release date: 27 Nov. 1996 || DVD
 * **Items for //The Crucible// Unit**
 * || **DVD** ||  ||
 * //Crucible, The//

Feature length film || Adaptation of the play Fairly true to the original ||
 * Discovery Channel: “Unsolved History: Salem Witch Trials”

Silver Springs, MD: Discovery Communications, 2005. || DVD || Length? (not given) Explores the SWT with a scientific approach

Good for pre-reading or post-reading to explain reasons behind the hysteria || “No More Kings” Disney Studies 1973 || DVD || Cartoon visual to teach background of settlers coming to America || In //Literature: The Am. Experience// Prentice Hall 1998 pp.1032 - 1119 || Text Fiction Play || Primary text for comprehension and analysis || Rice, Earle Jr. San Diego: Lucent, 1997 || Text Non-fiction book || Provides info on historical facts of the SWT Presents legal info || Burgan, Michael Minneapolis: Compass Pt Books, 2005 || Text Non-fiction book || Provides info on historical facts Suitable for lower level readers || Mather, Cotton In //Literature: The Am. Experience// Prentice Hall 1998 pp. 78 - 82 || Text Non-fiction book || Primary source for analysis, Understanding mindset of the Puritans || In //Literature: The Am. Experience// Prentice Hall 1998 pp. 1124 - 1125 || Visual Map || Visual to help kids see where the Puritans landed and understand the play’s setting
 * Schoolhouse Rock
 * || **Text:**
 * Fiction**
 * Non-fiction** ||  ||
 * //Crucible, The// Arthur Miller
 * //Salem// //Witch Trials, The// (Famous Trials)
 * //Salem// //Witch Trials, The// (Famous Trials)
 * //Salem// //Witch Trials. The// (We the People)
 * “Wonders of the Invisible World, The ” excerpt
 * || **Visuals** ||  ||
 * “Literary Map of the United States”

“The New Land” In //Literature: The Am. Experience// Prentice Hall 1998 pp. 4 - 5 || Visual Timeline in text || Visual to help kids see the historical context of the Puritans
 * to scan & put on SMARTboard ||
 * Timeline: 1490 - 1750

“Contemporary Writers” In //Literature: The Am. Experience// Prentice Hall 1998 pp. 812 - 813 || Visual Timeline in text || Visual to help kids see the historical context of the Arthur Miller
 * to scan & put on SMARTboard ||
 * Timeline: 1946 – Present

Films, Inc. 1988 (no other info) || VHS || 75 minutes Provides pre-reading information about the author Includes Miller talking about being accused of communism and writing The Crucible || // Lloyd Rose, Washington Post Staff Writer December 20, 1996 // [] || Wesbsite Text Non-fiction
 * to scan & put on SMARTboard ||
 * || **VHS** ||  ||
 * //Arthur Miller//
 * //Arthur Miller//
 * || **Websites** ||  ||
 * ** ' ** The **Crucible': Guilt Tripping**

Movie review || Newspaper review of the film

Helpful as model for writing reviews ||
 * Images, Artifacts

[|http://www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs/academic /english/1project/crucible/images.htm]

from English Dept. at West Springfield HS

Documentary Archive and Transcript Project

Last reviewed 10/ 2007 || Website

Images of Maps Pictures Artifacts Architecture Portraits

Primary sources || Provides images of people and places pertinent to The Crucible

Primary sources provide kids with visuals to fully understand the material

Could use these for developing understanding of characters and settings (analysis)

(You could spend hours browsing this site!!) ||
 * “Salem Witch Hysteria”

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© 1996-2005 National Geographic Society. || Website

interactive || Interactive program puts reader in Salem in 1692 and asks him to make decisions about the events

Motivational Helps reading skills ||
 * Salem Witch Museum

[] || Website

Museum site || Salem Witch Museum site offers info about the trials and interesting visuals || “No More Kings” [] || Website
 * Schoolhouse Rock

Text and audio || Song about 1st settlers

Students read and analyze text || Click on SWT
 * “Through the Looking Glass” Mayflower.com

[|http://mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/ witch.htm]
 * Copyright©, 1998 1999, 2000-2007 ** || Website || Includes info on Rebecca Nurse, a walk on witch hill, info about Salem ||
 * Miller, Arthur: obituary

[] || Website CNN clip || Video clip to show kids relevance of Miller and his works || //The Crucible//
 * Web English Teacher

[] || Website

resources for teachers || Provides a list of links to various Crucible related items and units

(I haven’t browsed here much, but it includes activities for vocab, writing, reading, research, etc.) ||
 * Which Witch is Real?

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Page last updated 27 January 2001 || Website

interactive || “This WebQuest asks students to explore connections between literary and historical understanding of characters. They present their findings in the form of a monologue.” (copied from the site)

Very cool interactive activity Skills: research, reading, analysis, writing a monologue ||