1-Hour Lesson – Fully Interactive – Ready to Teach
Dear Colleague,
Step into the world of 1348 with this engaging lesson on the Black Death. Students will explore the symptoms, compare real and perceived causes, and evaluate how people thought the plague was spreading. They will build knowledge step by step while practising exam-style questions.
All lessons in this series are interactively assessed and follow a clear, consistent structure, helping students track their progress and develop strong historical thinking skills.
Learning Objectives:
LO1: Understand the symptoms of the Black Death
LO2: Match the causes and prevention methods people believed in during 1348
LO3: Explain how people thought the Black Death was spreading
Lesson Features:
Knowledge-building activities on medicine and belief in the Middle Ages
Source work to explore medieval ideas about plague and prevention
Exam-style question practice to develop analytical and written skills
Fully assessed tasks to monitor progress
Straightforward, ready-to-teach lesson plan
What’s Included:
PowerPoint slides covering all lesson activities
Worksheets and task templates
Model answers and writing guidance
Extension tasks for higher-achieving students
This lesson is ideal for KS3 students and works perfectly within a wider scheme on Medieval England.
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Best regards,
Alessio
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