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Anything Like Coronavirus Before?
SecondaryYear 6 - 8EnglishHealth and Physical EducationHealthEnvironmentalDisaster resilienceSustainability
Lesson Summary
Students will consider the similarities and differences in past pandemics by reading a short article from The Conversation about global pandemics. First they will complete a set of questions to understand the content of the article. Next they will explore the language of comparing and contrasting and complete activities that explore the similarities and differences between past pandemics. Finally they will write sustained paragraphs that compare and contrast past pandemics.
This lesson is designed to be completed independently by students.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the language of comparing and contrasting
- understand the facts of different pandemics
Success criteria
Students can:
- use language to describe how things are different
- use language to describe how things are similar
- write full sentences explaining how two pandemics are both similar and different to each other
Lesson Guides and Printables
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