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Year Level: Year 8 Learning Area Discipline / Topic: The ancient to the modern world
Depth Study 2: Investigating the Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa
General Capabilities:

Literac Critical and Creative Ethical Personal and Social

Numeracy ICT Intercultural Understanding
y Thinking Behaviour Competence

Cross-curriculum priorities:

Mathematics: Investigate techniques for collecting data.

Health and Physical Education: Prevention of risks to health.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories Asia and Australias engagement with Asia Sustainability
and Cultures

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Lesson Knowledge &
Understandings
Living conditions and
religious beliefs in the
14th century, including
life expectancy,
medical knowledge
and beliefs about the
power of God.
(ACDSEH015)
1 using primary
Living conditions and
religious beliefs in the
14th century, including
life expectancy,
medical knowledge
and beliefs about the
2 power of God.
(ACDSEH015)
Concepts & Specific Skills Teaching & Learning Experiences (include Resources and
Specific Lesson Focus/Key questions) Assessments (type &
Objectives weighting)
Describe living Analyse Introduction Conti, L., Dumovic, V.,
conditions in information and/or Focus on living condition in Medieval Europe (focus city Easton, M. & Saldais, M.
medieval London. data in different London). Review of previous lesson: movement into (2017). Oxford Big Ideas,
formats. cities and towns. Key Question: what would it be like to Humanities & Social
Account for live in a Medieval city? Class begins with a short clip Sciences, Western
different from Sweeney Todd to introduce medieval London. Australian Curriculum.
interpretations and South Melbourne Victoria:
points of Body Oxford University Press.
view/perspectives Activity 1: Think / Pair / Share. Artists impression of (Textbook)
in information medieval London on Smartboard. Students analyse
and/or data. artwork and share their observations with a partner. https://www.youtube.com/
Make inferences Pairs share an observation with the class. Teacher to watch?v=xamDprXBtBg
elaborate key points relation to Londons hygiene.
sources. Activity 2: Small group activity. Students are allocated a Hassunda.weebly.com
secondary source (Museum of London, will be (WebQuest)
hyperlinked on the WebQuest page). Groups read the
source and consider picture from previous activity to Creately
discuss/brainstorm what medieval London looks
like/smells like/feels like. Students use creately Answer Garden
(embedded on WebQuest) to create a Y chart. Students
then add their paired answers to the Answer Garden
provided.
Conclusion
Living conditions very unhygienic
Describe the Analyse Introduction http://dailymotion.com/
causes of information and/or Review of previous lesson (Lesson 1) via webquest video/x1f2oye_filthy-cities-
medieval living data in different summary. medieval-london-bbc_tech
conditions. formats. Video: Excerpt from BBC Dirty Cities showing 5m49s 8m08s
Explain the Account for materials dumped on London streets.
relationship different Create a Graph
between poor interpretations and Body
living conditions points of Individual Research Task: Students to conduct online
research on life expectancy in London during the 14th,
Padlet
and life view/perspectives
expectancy. in information 16th, 18th and 21st centuries and compare this with life
and/or data. expectancy in the 21st century.
2

Living conditions and
religious beliefs in the
14th century, including
life expectancy,
medical knowledge
and beliefs about the
power of God.
(ACDSEH015)
3 284 and online resources on WebQuest page (will be
The causes and
symptoms of the Black
Death and the
responses of different
groups in society to
4 the spread of the
disease, such as the
flagellants and
monasteries.
Create a Graph: Students enter data to Create a Graph
and produce bar graph showing the increase in life
expectancy over centuries.
Group Activity Students access class Padlet and
explain why 14th century life expectancy in London was
low.
Conclusion
Link to spread of disease. Ask class to consider what
medicine was available and the role of doctors.
Identify and Apply subject- Introduction https://video/x1f2oye_filthy-
explain common specific skills and Review of previous lessons, WebQuest page begins cities-medieval-london-
medieval medical concepts in with summary of what has been covered in lessons 1 bbc_tech
procedures. familiar, new and and 2 and lists lesson objectives already covered. 35m29s 42m16s
Explain how hypothetical Body
medieval medical situations. Students watch 7 minute excerpt from BBC video, Filthy Textbook pp 282 284
procedures and Analyse cities Medieval London describing medical
lack of knowledge information and/or procedures. They are told prior to watching video to Thing Link
further contributed data in different take notes on interesting procedures and cures.
to the spread of formats. Following video, students use their textbook pp 282 Text2MindMap
the plague
hyperlinked for them) to research medical procedures Research resources
further. Students then create their own image with text hyperlinked on WebQuest
using the website Thing Link to describe common page
medieval medical procedures
In groups of 3, students create Mind Maps on
text2mindmap linking the above knowledge on medical
procedures to the spread of the plague.
Conclusion Class to consider how medicine has
improved. Introduce the plague as a disease.
Define the Apply subject- Introduction Textbook
plague. specific skills and The Plague. Brief overview of previous lessons i.e.
Identify rats, fleas concepts in medieval society, trade, living conditions and medicine. Answer Garden
and the bacteria familiar, new and
carried by fleas as hypothetical Body Research resources
the carriers of the situations. Answer Garden Discover prior knowledge and hyperlinked on WebQuest
plague. Analyse assumptions about the Black Death. page
Describe how the information and/or Individual Research Task Students are allocated a
plague is data in different topic to research. Students will use websites Piktochart
transferred from formats. hyperlinked on the WebQuest page to research.
Kahoot
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 fleas on rats to Small Group Activity Students paired up with partner
humans. (who completed alternate research relating to the Black
Death). Students exchange information and create an
infograph on Piktochart displaying their research.
Images to be included.

Conclusion
Kahoot Quiz. Brief quiz to check understanding.