CRUCIBLE+RESEARCH

**I. Find out what really happened to one of the people involved in the Salem witch hysteria.** **II. Share your research.** **III. Post a reflection in the discussion forum about what you learned.**
 * Objectives:**

Be sure to save a copy of your work as a word document or email. You are responsible for turning in the assignment even if someone accidentally deletes your post. If you are worried about losing your work, email it to me at dchappel@nmiddlesex.mec.edu.

**I. Find out what really happened to one of the people involved in the Salem witch hysteria.** A. Locate a valid, scholarly article or website with information about your person. You may NOT use encyclopedias or open-source websites like Wikipedia or ask.com. Look for specific, historical information based on original historical evidence, not just someone repeating information from another place. Use your critical thinking skills to determine if a website is scholarly. Check for citations. Where did the information originate? Even if it is an .edu site, you need to double check that the information is posted by a history professor with citations, and not a student or an English professor quoting Arthur Miller.

B. When you find accurate information, write a SUMMARY of what happened to the person. Put the information into your own words. If you wish, you may include a short quote from the website, but the majority must be in your own words. //SAVE YOUR WORK.//

C. Use the citation handout to create a correctly formatted MLA citation for your website.

D. Write an annotation explaining how you can tell that the source is valid and what kind of information you found there. If the source has a bias or limitation (for instance, if the author is trying to sell a book) be sure to explain why the source is biased and how you can tell that the information is still correct. Read the example below to get an idea of the expectation. //SAVE YOUR WORK.//

**II. Share the information, the citation, and the annotation.**

Go to the page for your person, click EDIT, and then add your information. Be sure not to delete or rename anyone else's page.

Your page must include:
 * Your name
 * The name of the person you researched
 * Accurate historical information about what happened to that person
 * Correctly formatted Work Cited for the source where you found the information (Note: I could not get the webpage to put the citation in hanging format. Bonus points if you can figure it out!)
 * Annotation explaining how you know that the source is historically accurate, unbiased, and based on original historical evidence, not just repeating information from another place. The annotation will be a few sentences describing the source and evaluating the content.

If you have time, you can add graphic design to your page. You may play with fonts, add pictures, try widgets, or add links. You can make it as spiffy as you like, just keep it appropriate!

**III. Finally, post comment(s) on the discussion forum reflecting on how this assignment was useful, what skill(s) you gained from this activity and how you can use the skills in the future **