The above video comes from the Discover network as Part V of their series that attempted to unravel the hysteria that gripped Salem village in 1692.
After you watch the video (the action really starts at around 1:43), be sure to post answers in detail to the following questions:
- Why is it easy to get swept away by the feelings of a crowd?
- There were at least two people who didn't feel any "psychic activity" at the site, but they all agreed something weird or strange was happening in the house? Why?
- What are the character traits that enable people to stay apart from the crowd?
- Do you consider yourself a person who believes in ghosts, witches or voodoo, aliens, or anything else that could be considered eccentric or strange? If so, why do you have these beliefs? If not, why do you not have these beliefs?
- How much of a role do you think this "crowd hysteria" played in the Salem witch hunts?
Please post comments/replies on the SchoolCenter page, NOT HERE:
http://www.ccsweb.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=91906&threadid=7184 (first name only!)
