Witch craze 17th Century

This 17th century lesson investigates the witch craze of the 17th century. Students will learn about beliefs at the time, why the belief in witches became popular, the influence of Matthew Hopkins as well as learn about two case studies (Forfar and Pendle).

This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with questions, a source explain written question, peer assessment marking grid and two plenaries.

Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion.

This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I & Causes of the Civil War, Charles I Execution, Women in the Civil War and James VI.

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