History Homework – Year 7 – Spring 2
Theme: Ordinary Life
Topic: The Black Death – Horrible Histories
Date due:
Task
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Potty Plague – The Black Death
You must include:
Where did the plague come from?
When did it arrive in Britain?
What types of plague were there?
Scary Symptoms
You must include:
How did the Black Death kill you?
Explain the stages of the illness
Crazy Causes
You must include:
What did people think caused the Black Death in 1348?
(they did not know about germs)
Terrifying Treatments
You must include:
How did people try to treat the Black Death?
What treatments did they use?
What advice did doctors give people?
Daft Deeds
How did some people try to avoid the Black Death?
Find out about flagellants – who were they? What did they believe caused the Black Death?
Cracking Cover
Include:
Your name
Title
Class
Images to represent the project
Useful websites:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/the-black-death-of-1348-to-1350/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z7r7hyc/revision/1
History Homework Feedback Sheet – Year 7 – Spring 2
Theme: Ordinary Life
Topic: The Black Death – Horrible Histories
Effort and
Presentation
Knowledge and
Understanding
Spelling, punctuation
and grammar
Targets for improvement
Include a bibliography
Explain the importance of a person / event / change
Evaluate the importance of a person / event / change by considering how the world would
be different without the development
Put all work into your own words
Use more than one source of information for your research
SPAG target
Check work carefully for mistakes
Capital letters on proper nouns
Self evaluation:
What do you think you did well?
What do you think you can improve next time?