Who was Tituba?

Tituba: the first accused witch - Vidéo

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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.

Who was Tituba?

Two versions of Tituba

Tituba in 1868 - Image

Two versions of Tituba - Questions

Tituba, the first accused witch

Tituba: the first accused witch - Vidéo

Tituba: the first accused witch - Questions

Tituba: the first accused witch - Activité