Confession Reading

Students read a primary-source confession from 1692 and answer comprehension questions using clues from the text. The worksheet requires students to infer the speaker’s fears, motivations, and expectations, encouraging deeper reading of emotional and psychological context. Students explain why someone might confess falsely and what the excerpt reveals about the climate of fear in Salem. The final question asks students to reflect on fear’s influence on behavior, reinforcing connections between historical mindsets and actions. This promotes careful text analysis and understanding of historical pressures.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Analyzing Historical Documents

English Language Arts – Text-Based Evidence

Social Studies – Understanding Social Pressure and Fear

English Language Arts – Inferencing Skills

This worksheet is part of our Salem Witch Trials Worksheets collection.