Teacher Name: Khaleb Straight

Date: 10/31/2014

Content Area: World History

Class Hour: 2nd/3rd

Grade Level: 9th Grade

Class Length: 1:06:00 (One hour, six minutes)

Title of Lesson: The Black Death

Standards:
4.2.3 The Plague Using historical and modern
maps and other evidence, explain the causes and
spread of the Plague and analyze the demographic,
economic, social, and political consequences of this
pandemic. (See 4.3.5) (National Geography
Standard 15, p. 215)
4.3.5 Western Europe to 1500 Explain the
workings of feudalism, manoralism, and the growth
of centralized monarchies and city-states in Europe
including
o the role and political impact of the Roman
Catholic Church in European medieval
society
o the role of the Bubonic Plague in the early
development of centralized nation-states
(See 4.2.3)

Blooms Level:
Evaluation:
Students will be able to evaluate why
the Black Death spread as rapidly as it
did.
Analysis
Students will be able to analyze primary
source documents and identify the
cause and effects of the Black Death.
Comprehension
Students will be able to explain how
the Black Death was a global event
Synthesis
Students will be able to relate the Black
Death to the outbreak of the Ebola
virus (Making learning meaningful)

Objectives:
How did the Black Death cause social and economic decline?
How was the Black Death and example of a global event?

Assessment of Learning

Connect previous lesson on Feudalism to todays lesson.

Cornell Notes That will be turned in at the end of class.
Analyzing Primary Source/Class discussion
Checking for understanding through randomly asking students clarifying and probing questions.
Check for understanding of key terms (Black Death, epidemic, plague, pandemic, etc.)
Exit Slip

Arts/Technology Integration Strategy

Art will be integrated through pictures depicting symptoms of the plague, paintings from the time
period, and maps depicting the spread of the plague.
Technology will be integrated through the use of Chromebooks, and PowerPoint.

Time

Learning Plan

8:00

1. Getting Started/Anticipatory Set

Connect Ebola to todays lesson (Why does this matter to me)

25:00

2. Primary Source Analysis (Students will receive handouts with four primary sources)
I do. We do. They do.
One of the primary sources will be a reading, one will be a picture, and the last
two are charts.

20:00

3. Classroom Discussion/PowerPoint
Connect reading/picture to the PowerPoint
Explain what the Black Death is in more detail and the effect it had on society.
o Connect with the idea of a global event.
o Connect to religion.
Student discussion about why the plague would spread fast in cities.
Student discussion about why the plague ended feudalism (Connects with
previous lesson).
Pictures Think, Pair, Share

7:00

4. Closure/Relevance
Reconnect with Ebola virus and the idea of a Global Event
No Homework

6:00

5. Exit Slip
Three things I learned:
Two things that will help me learn better:
o One thing Mr. Straight can do differently:
o One thing the class can do differently:
One question I have about todays lesson:

Accommodations or Extensions:
Repeat or have students repeat information to give multiple opportunities for students to make
sure they understand and are following along.

Materials: Laptop, HDMI Cord, PowerPoint, Chromebooks, Projector, Handouts, Markers, and
Whiteboard.