1. THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
CH. 5
English 3
Riverdale High School

2. GENRE
• Historical Fiction - the genre of literature, film, etc.,
comprising narratives that take place in the past and
are characterized chiefly by an imaginative
reconstruction of historical events and personages.
• Popular examples –
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
• The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

3. WHEN DOES THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
TAKE PLACE?
Identify
clues from
the text!

4. REVIEW
• Discuss what has occurred so far in chapters 1-4.

5. CONTRASTS
The first five chapters of the novel emphasize the differences between Kit and the Puritans of
Connecticut. These differences are the basis for much of the conflict in the story. Fold a
sheet of paper in half lengthwise to create a 2-column chart.

6. CONTRAST CHART
Fill out what we know already from previous chapters, then add details from Ch. 5 as we
read..
Kit
The Puritans

7. CLASS DOJO
The web tool, Class Dojo, will help me to keep track of who has read and/or answered
questions during reading.

8. AFTER READING - WRITTEN RESPONSE
Author’s typically try to create a protagonist with whom readers will
sympathize. Kit is a complicated protagonist. Most of you
probably sympathize with her in some ways, but not in others.
Explain, using specific details from the text, what about her is
worthy of sympathy and what is not. Then, discuss why the author
may have chosen to create such a complicated main character.

9. RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE