{"id":3578,"date":"2015-05-10T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2015-04-13T13:31:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T10:31:24","slug":"symptoms-of-the-black-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-7-history\/symptoms-of-the-black-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms of the Black Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Black Death Cardgame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Symptoms<\/h2>\n

Video Clip<\/strong>:\u00a0Arrival of the Black Death in England<\/a><\/p>\n

Symptoms of the Black Death<\/a>\u00a0[plus\u00a0teacher answer sheet<\/a>]
\n“Imagine a local tradesman has arrived in your village and has fallen ill: you realise with horror that he has brought the Black Death into your village!
\n(a) Number these symptoms from [1] (the first) to [9] (the last).
\n(b) Your teacher will tell you the answers to record in the \u201cCorrect Answer\u201d column.
\n(c) Then, work out the difference between the two numbers in each row. Add up the total. The lower your score, the better you did!”<\/p>\n

Video Clip<\/strong>:\u00a0Symptoms of the Black Death<\/a><\/p>\n

The Black Death is a popular subject of study with students.\u00a0This self-contained scheme of work<\/a>\u00a0contains a strong role-play element built around a diary that builds up over several lessons.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Symptoms Video Clip:\u00a0Arrival of the Black Death in England Symptoms of the Black Death\u00a0[plus\u00a0teacher answer sheet] “Imagine a local tradesman has arrived in your village and has fallen ill: you realise with horror that he has brought the Black Death into your village! (a) Number these symptoms from [1] (the first) to [9] (the last)…. <\/p>\n

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