starter activity

It is the year 1665. You are about to meet a plague doctor, Nathaniel Hodges. In groups prepare some questions you may wish to ask him. Possible topics the spreading of the plague, treatments, cures, personal impressions

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What was life like What was life like in London during in London during the Great Plague?the Great Plague?

To find out about the To find out about the explanations for and explanations for and

treatments of plague in the treatments of plague in the seventeenth centuryseventeenth century

Aims

Your taskYour task

Watch the film clip from ‘Fire & Watch the film clip from ‘Fire & Fever’ and complete the question Fever’ and complete the question sheet your teacher provides.sheet your teacher provides.

HomeworkHomework

Imagine you are a Londoner living Imagine you are a Londoner living through the plague. Use the information through the plague. Use the information on pp.97-99 to write your own plague on pp.97-99 to write your own plague diary. You need to include the following:diary. You need to include the following:

Seventeenth century explanations for the Seventeenth century explanations for the plagueplague

References to the treatmentsReferences to the treatments Explanations of the different people Explanations of the different people

employed by the city to protect the employed by the city to protect the survivorssurvivors