Introduction

“What’s the Topic?” – Introductory PowerPoint
This series of images is designed to get students thinking about what the next topic might be. Complete with explanatory teacher notes.

Starter Video: Overview of the Black Death
This online video clip [2m] provides a great flavour of the topic to get students interested!

The Black Death is a popular subject of study with students. This self-contained scheme of work contains a strong role-play element built around a diary that builds up over several lessons.