Suzanne+Medvescek+Social+Studies


 * Lesson Topic and Description:** Social Studies lesson on the Middle Ages and the Black Death

== **__Focus on Concepts__ Main ideas include the political/economic systems (feudal/manor systems), what started the age, and when the Middle Ages began to end (Black Death).** ==

== **__Provision for Acceleration and Compression of Content__ ‍‍‍Students can learn vocabulary and read articles outside of class. ‍‍‍** ==

==‍‍‍‍‍ **__Enrichment__ Students could research in depth an aspect of the Middle Ages or Black Death of particular interest (an instrument, weapon, etc.) Models, presentations would be the product.** ==

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‍‍ **__More Advanced Reading and Vocabulary__**
== **__Use of Primary Sources, Artifacts, and Real World Objects__ Letters and articles by those who experienced the Black Death. Begin the lesson on the Black Death by showing "Triumph of Death" by Pieter Bruegel. Ask students to speculate on the picture and its meaning.** ==

== **__Interdisciplinary Connections__ ‍‍Economics, Government, Sociology, Language Arts** ==

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‍ **__Includes In-Depth and Critical Analysis__**
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