[LIT] games

[Enoch and Tasha Seegmiller]

One of my favorite sites for games for educators  
http://www.angelfire.com/wi2/GamesForLearning/ - she is great at creating
rules for games and ideas that can be used with great ease in the classroom.


This year for the Salem Witch trials that we are studying briefly I made up
this situational game that encourages creative writing and situational
strategizing
Create a character that would have lived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 at
the height of the Salem Witch trials.  While inventing this character,
create a name, age, gender, where he/she was born, societal affiliation,
personality, etc
Choose two characters that as a group you want to defend or accuse (may be
modified quickly) Hand out game cards to each group, letting each member of
the group draw one.
Each group gives the basic facts about their character.  The other groups
will want to write notes at this time as to who they want to accuse of being
a witch, considering cards as well as presented info.  Each round allows
only 2 accusations per character – a character can’t get wiped out without
opportunity to defend
Roll dice to begin – that group begins the accusations by writing on the
board the name of their character that is accusing another.  The accused can
then play a card, accuse another, confess, etc.  Once a character has three
accusations or pieces of evidence that can’t be defended or bribed, that
character is hanged.  Group last to die wins – in case of tie, number of
accusations or additional evidence of guilt declares winner.

Games are one of my favorite ways to help students learn!!!

Tasha

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