Black Death Assessment

Black Death ASSESSMENT

How did the Black Death impact history?

Introduction: You have just spent time reading, discussing and presenting information and ideas about the black death. This task is your individual assessment to demonstrate your learning and understanding. It is a reflection on the learning you have gained from these activities.

Presentation of Understanding: How will you present what you know and have learned about the Black Death?

You may do so by creating a visual presentation such as Haiku Deck, Google Presentation, Animoto, PowToons, Screencast, Create a Song about the Black Death, Create a Story about the Black Death, or create written answers on a Google Doc. All Projects will be shared on the submission form.

Task: Create your story of the Black Death! -- Demonstrate your understanding of what happened by using the questions below to guide your discussion of the events of the Black Death.

To demonstrate your understanding, you will answer these questions and present your ideas in a manner of your choosing. Answer the following Questions: My hope is that you do more than just answer the questions and demonstrate your understanding of how important the Black Death is to history.

Questions To Answer:

How did the loss of life, spread of disease impact society, trade, and history? -

This is the central question that the other questions are designed to help you answer. If you answer the other questions with specific details, this question should be evident through the responses you provide for questions 1-6. I provide this question as a guide to what the purpose of the task is all about.

• 1. What was the Black Death and how was it transmitted?

  2. How many people died, and why do you think it was such a deadly disease?

  3. Reaction to the Plague

  4. What ACTIONS did these various groups of people take to deal with the Black Death?

     1. Kings and Nobles/Government

     2. Serfs/Peasants

     3. Religious people

     4. Merchants

     5. Medical People - Doctors and Barbers/Surgeons

        1. Include at least 2 ideas per group of actions that each group would have done to combat, avoid, or deal with the disease.

        2. be specific in your ideas.

  5. Impact of the Plague

  6. How were different groups of people impacted or affected by the black death?

• • 1. Kings and Nobles/Government - think about how it impacted their power and status in society.

    2. Serfs/Peasants- think about how it impacted their power and status in society.

    3. Religious people - think about how it impacted their power and status in society.

    4. Merchants - think about how it impacted their Economic/financial status in society.

    5. Jews- Actions taken against these people

    6. Medical People - Doctors and Barbers/Surgeons- think about how it impacted their knowledge about medicine and health.

       1. Overall impact on this group of people

       2. provide specific examples of how each group was impacted.

1. Which group do you think was most significantly impacted by the black death. Provide at least 3 ideas to support your answer.

Black Death Reflection Form

Submit your assessment on the form above