Day 40: The Black Death (10/18/2011)

Aim: The junior historians of 2017 will be able to describe how our society would be effected if something like the bubonic plague broke out .

HW: Submit your homework.

1. Tweet Storm: Open your twitter account and tweet out either a question or something interesting your learned from the reading last night. Make sure you use the hashtag #KSFB7 so you can get get credit for your tweet.

2. We will watch part 1 of the video series on "The Dark Ages" to help us understand the transition from the fall of Rome to feudalism in western Europe.

3. We will review the requirements for the Capzles culminating project. You can see the requirements here.

4. You will now have some work time for your project.

5. Check in. We will put away our computers and have a class check in.

Here are links to the websites that I gave you yesterday to help you find events to add to your timeline.

• Roman Empire BBC
• Timeline pieces
• Byzantine Empire timeline

Homework: Read about the Black Death and complete the learning reflection.

Important: Update your October task tracker.