1. Enquiry: Why was Matthew Hopkins able to become so successful?
Introduce the overall enquiry, but DO NOT tell them who Hopkins is or what the topic is about.

2. Who was Matthew Hopkins?
Define what is meant by the word ‘stereotype’.
Identify which stereo type Matthew Hopkins attacked.
Describe the crimes of Matthew Hopkins.

3. A Stetson (hat) A Horse A lasso Chaps Gun A Cowboy:
One point for each of these mentioned.
A Stetson (hat)
A Horse
A lasso
Chaps
Gun
Students draw a stereotype cowboy and witch. The idea is to get them to include as many stereotypes as possible. After scoring the cowboy, ask students if they would expect to see loads of people who look like that in the Wild West. Explain that many stereotypes do have logical rootings that need investigating properly.

4. A Female A broomstick A black cat A cauldron A Wart A Witch:
One point for each of these mentioned.
A Female
A broomstick
A black cat
A cauldron
A Wart
Explain that although witches are clearly not real, all of these stereotypes can be explained in a historical context.

5. Which ‘stereotype’ do you think Matthew Hopkins was paid to kill?
This introduces the topic more fully.

6. Play up to about 15mins when he starts to talk about dunking tests.

7. Ten fingers, ten words; What was Matthew Hopkins’ crime?

8. The Cleverness of Hopkins and other witch finders
Society
Rulers
Church
The Cleverness of Hopkins and other witch finders