Consequences of the Black Death

This lesson contains:
A starter to get students talking about why diseases spread, and then hopefully they will apply that to this lesson about the Black Death.
A background info slide about the spread of the plague. Students then use on-board images to discuss what actually caused the spread. There is a gap fill exercise which can be completed to consolidate the knowledge.
An on-board discussion about how people attempted to stop the plague. Students are asked to complete a small, optional sheet (it could just be a discussion, up to you) with each, matching them with the associate image, then decide the the one that they think would work the most, and which would not.
A few slides with sources about the impact the plague had on England. Students read and discuss what they think each author is saying about the impact.
A card-sort activity where students are given lots of small statements about the plague and they have to separate them into positive and negatives. Then they choose the 3-4 best the write about in their books. This can then be extended into a writing task to make a judgement about whether the Black Death was terrible for everyone.
 
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1 x Powerpoint Presentation
1 x Word File
1 x Publisher File