2/3 ICT in the classroom; Extensive reading by Emiel Claessen ''The Witch-finder''

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

The Witch-finder lesson 2/3

- Character sheets

- Questions about chapter 1 and 2

- Draw a scene

- Homework assignment

Character sheets 1/2

1. Compare your character sheet with your neighbour. 

a. What are the differences?

b. What comparisions are there?

Character sheets 2/2

 2. In groups of 4;  

a. Briefly discuss the storyline of chapters 1 and 2. 

b. Make a brief summary of chapter 1 and 2. 

(60-100 words)

Turn your summary in through MS Teams by using the ''Opdrachten'' page.

Answer the questions in the same groups of 4.

You can use your summary and character sheets.

1. Eleanor Rogers was well-known for her...

1. embroidery.
2. remedies.
3. stories.
4. weaving.

2. Alice is Eleanors...

1. Mother
2. Niece
3. Cousin
4. Daughter

3. Cuthbert Nicholson visited Mistress Rogers to ask

1. for a new hammock.
2. for one of her remedies.
3. if she could cure his sick wife .
4. if she could look after his daughter.

4. Mistress Poote came to Eleanor to...

1. ask for a bucket of coal.
2. ask for a cough mixture.
3. collect the rent.
4. lend her a hand.

5. Mistress Poote reputed to be...

1. generous with her money.
2. a good neighbour.
3. lazy and always sick.
4. rich and greedy.

6. When Eleanor gave her some cough mixture, Mistress Poote...

1. kindly thanked her.
2. said she had been poisoned.
3. said there wasn’t enough honey in it.
4. wanted to pay for it.

7. Eleanor was upset by the bellman’s message because...

1. her mother had been burnt as a witch.
2. it meant she would lose all she had.
3. she was a witch.
4. witches were evil people.

8. Eleanor told her daughter...

1. not to call anybody a witch.
2. not to tell anybody what the bellman had cried out.
3. to help Mistress Poote as much as possible.
4. to stay inside for the rest of the day.

9. Eleanor and Alice were arrested by...

1. Samuel Kerr
2. Samuel Kerr and Cuthbert Nicholson
3. Thomas Shevell and Cuthbert Nicholson
4. Mistress Poote

10. Eleanor and Alice were accused of witchcraft by...

1. Samuel Kerr
2. Cuthbert Nicholson
3. Mistress Poote
4. Thomas Shevell

Draw a scene

Draw a scene from chapters one or two. 

Make sure you include props important to the story. 

1. Describe the scene you want to draw on the back of the paper (25-50 words)

2. Draw the scene

3. Name the props you drew on the back of the paper (at least 3)

Homework assignment

Read chapters 3, 4 and 5 before the start of the next lesson.