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Who was Tituba?

 in Giles Corey of the Salem Farms, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ,1868.

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Two versions of Tituba

Tituba in 1868 - Image

 in Giles Corey of the Salem Farms, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ,1868.

Two versions of Tituba - Questions

Look at the pictures representing Tituba and answer the following questions.
1. Pair work. Write a short description of one of the picture. Then, exchange with a classmate who did the other picture and compare:
  • What do the pictures have in common?
  • What is different about these two portraits?
2.Witch or victim? How can you explain the evolution of the representation of Tituba?

Tituba, the first accused witch

Tituba: the first accused witch - Vidéo

Extrait étudié : de 0:20 à 1:44.

Tituba: the first accused witch - Questions

1.Listen to the story and answer the following questions about Tituba.
  • Who was Tituba? 
  • Who was Reverend Samuel Parris in Salem?
  • What did she do for the family?
  • After the first crisis, what did she do to find who was cursing the girls?
  • What did the girls do in response to that?
  • Why did she change her mind?
  • What happened to her after that?
  • What did she do during the trial?
  • What does the video say about her testimony (=témoignage)? Where did she spend the next months?
  • What did she do during the Salem Witch trials?
  • After the trials, “charges were dropped”. What happened to her?
  • Do we know what she did after that?
2. Analyse the information from the video and share what you think with your classmates. In your opinion, why did she confess?

Tituba: the first accused witch - Activité

Look at the video and write Tituba's biography. Talk about her social status, her occupation, what happened to her during and after the Salem witch trials.