DAY 8: DBQ Writing
Over the centuries, Tituba's story and image have been made to express everything that is “unknown and other” to colonial New England. In both literature and history, she has been depicted as a number of things, from an indigenous South American to an African voodoo sorceress.
Students will apply their understanding of historiography to determine what role social memory plays in determining Tituba's place in history.
Lesson Breakdown
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.3
Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.6
Evaluate authors' differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors' claims, reasoning, and evidence.