The Accusations Begin

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1 The Accusations Begin Reverend Parris and the other ministers pressed Betty and Abigail hard to reveal the witches names. Whose evil spirits have ventured forth from the Invisible World to torture them? How could the girls ever get well if the guilty witches were allowed to roam free? If these two impressionable children were convinced that witches were out to get them, whom should they blame? Maybe their tormentors were the usual suspects, people their family didn t like or respect. Tituba seemed to be a logical choice. Besides making the witchcake, she was a slave, and an Indian slave at that. After all, everybody the girls knew was convinced that Indians were in league with the Devil. So Betty and Abigail declared that Tituba was a witch and that Tituba s spirit, which was invisible to everyone else but themselves, had been pinching them and pricking them and chasing them around the room.

2 The Accusations Begin Reverend Parris and the other ministers pressed Betty and Abigail hard to reveal the witches names. Whose evil spirits have ventured forth from the Invisible World to torture them? How could the girls ever get well if the guilty witches were allowed to roam free? If these two impressionable children were convinced that witches were out to get them, whom should they blame? Maybe their tormentors were the usual suspects, people their family didn t like or respect. Tituba seemed to be a logical choice. Besides making the witchcake, she was a slave, and an Indian slave at that. After all, everybody the girls knew was convinced that Indians were in league with the Devil. So Betty and Abigail declared that Tituba was a witch and that Tituba s spirit, which was invisible to everyone else but themselves, had been pinching them and pricking them and chasing them around the room.

3 The Accusations Begin KWO Directions You MUST pick at LEAST 5 facts and write a paragraph that is AT LEAST 7 sentences long (TS + FC + 5 facts). Highlight the words in the TS and FC that are reflected in the whole paragraph. TS: FC:

4 The Accusations Begin KWO Directions You MUST pick at LEAST 5 facts and write a paragraph that is AT LEAST 7 sentences long (TS + FC + 5 facts). Highlight the words in the TS and FC that are reflected in the whole paragraph. TS: FC:

5 STRUCTURE The Accusations Begin Checklist MLA header is in the correct order in the top LEFT-hand corner Composition is double-spaced Composition is typed or nearly written in INK Title is centered and repeats FC (creative) Each paragraph contains at least 7 sentences Checklist on top, final draft, and KWO on bottom HIGHLIGHTED key words in TS and FC 4 pts 7 pts 3 pts STYLE EACH paragraph MUST contain ONE of each of the following elements of style Dressups - are UNDERLINED in the paragraph AND labeled in the RIGHT margin Strong Verb (SV) Quality Adjective (QA) Adverb (-ly) NO banned words MECHANICS Capitalization End marks and punctuation Spelling and usage Complete sentences TOTAL: /45

6 STRUCTURE The Accusations Begin Checklist MLA header is in the correct order in the top LEFT-hand corner Composition is double-spaced Composition is typed or nearly written in INK Title is centered and repeats FC (creative) Each paragraph contains at least 7 sentences Checklist on top, final draft, and KWO on bottom HIGHLIGHTED key words in TS and FC 4 pts 7 pts 3 pts STYLE EACH paragraph MUST contain ONE of each of the following elements of style Dressups - are UNDERLINED in the paragraph AND labeled in the RIGHT margin Strong Verb (SV) Quality Adjective (QA) Adverb (-ly) NO banned words MECHANICS Capitalization End marks and punctuation Spelling and usage Complete sentences TOTAL: /45