Lesson 2: Comparing Black Death To Covid
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to Compare the Black Death to the Modern Covid Pandemic and answer questions in details from readings like Ring around the Posey and short videos and compare responses to the pandemics through writing.
How is Covid and the Black Death comparable and where does it contrast?
Viruses, Black Death,
MW.Inq.1.a
MW.Inq.3.b.
Reading Informational Text and pull out information from reading and videos to back up answer.
Students will use reading, visuals, and comparative data to answer DOK 1-4 questions.
Comparing modern pandemics to historical pandemics
All pandemics were the same without knowledge of medical history-ex. Medicines and practices
Simplified readings. Vocab Boxes
Overarching Question: Based on the responses to both Covid and the Black Death, to what extent have humans improved and/or harmed citizens in response to outbreaks based on sources? Please write 2-3 well written paragraphs with at least 3 sources to prove thoughts.
Videos on both the Plague and COVID along with Google Slide shows and short readings along with comprehensive questions and data.