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SALEM WITCH TRIALS
A Pathfinder for Junior English

The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials.

If you would like to learn more about Salem Witch Trials, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about the real trials.

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Books Magazines
Internet Sites
Videos CD-ROM
Dewey Numbers
Keywords Phrases
People
Places
State EALRs

Print Resources-Books and Magazines

There are several excellent books about Salem Witch Trials. Use the Salem Witch Trials Resource List in Destiny to search for books at EHS library.



 

 
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Online Resources--Internet Sites

The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.

*Go to Destiny, under Subscription Databases, select Nettrekker. (user name EJHS, password library. Then, search for Salem Witch Trials. This will steer you to good websites such as:

Eyewitness to History "The Salem Witch Trials, 1692

Famous Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials

DiscoverySchool.com: Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Mass: Salem Witch Trials Chronology

 

 

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Online Resources--Databases

Use our subscription databases to locate information. You can get these from the NAL, from the Destiny Homepage, or from the EHS library webpage.

Gale Databases (Opposing Viewpoints): Student Resource Center--Silver

Salem Press History

eLibrary

World Book Online

 

 

Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse

If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about [TOPIC], look for these numbers:

133.4 Witchcraft, Salem Witchcraft

345.7--Salem witchcraft trials

347.07--trials

973--United States history

973.03--Colonial Period

973.2--Colonial Period

 

 

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Keywords and Phrases for Searching

Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web:

Salem

Witchcraft

Trials

Colonial America

 

 

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