I went over Emma's homework assignment and we reviewed some of the material from past sessions of which knowledge is required to understand how to find a test statistic. We spent a good deal of time helping her to understand how to use the AP formula packets.
Emma and I discussed the contents of the Witch Hunt video. She provided a nice timeline of the events of Salem and accurately described the Puritan culture and religion. We discussed the most and least important individuals of the community and why this impacted the witch accusations and trails. Emma had some very good insight into each of the different aspects of the surrounding events of the trails, and this will provide great context as we read the text.
Emma and I continued watching the Witch Hunt documentary. Emma was interested in how the Puritans would let the girl witch accusers get away with so many accusations against good people. We talked about the different between tangible and intangible evidence and how in the case of witch accusations, the only form of each evidence provided was between witch and accuser.
As a respite from our exam preparation, Emma has been given the text The Crucible to read. To get her started, we began with a viewing of a History Channel documentary entitled "Witch Hunt," which provides many contextual details about the Puritans, the Salem Witch Trials, and many of the characters that Emma will be exposed to during her reading.
