May 1-4

May 1-4

May 1: Watched a short video selection on the plague and began graphing some death statistics from the period.

May 2: Watched a little more of the video (with questions) and analyzed the death statistic information by answering questions.

May 3 and 4: Students began to create an animated map that illustrates the spread of the black death from Asia across the European continent. I collected a packet of work on Friday. Here is the list of what was collected.


1. Reading Guide: Chapter 9, Lesson 1 pp. 291-293


2. Medieval/Feudal Europe Map

3. Dark Ages I

4. The Manor

5. Dark Ages II

6. What is Feudalism: fill-ins

7. Reading Guide, Chapter 9, Lesson 2 pp. 300-302

8. Medieval Siege Web Quest

9. Stages of the Bubonic Plague

10. The Plague

11. Population of Europe 500-1500 Graph

12. The Plague II