What was significant about the Black Death?
Percentage
I can …
Evaluate significance of the Black
Death
80%
Decide which change was the most important.
Explain your decision, supported with
evidence/examples
Prove it!
1. ‘The most significant consequence of
the Black Death was led to an increase
in wages’ How far do you agree with
this statement?
80%: Therefore, overall, the most significant
change because of the Black Death was……..
because…..
Evaluate the significance of the Black
Death using criteria.
70%
Explain how the Black Death was significant
because it was GREAT
1. In what ways was the Black Death
significant? Is it GREAT, GRAT, RT or a
different combination?
70%: G = Generated change
R = remembered still today
E = Enduring – still affects us today
A= Affected everyone at the time.
T= The first time something has happened.
Synthesise the significance of the
Black Death.
60%
Explain similarities and differences between
the changes that happened because of the
Black Death.
Two changes that happened because of the
Black Death that are similar are………They are
similar because……..
50%
Analyse the significance of the Black
Death.
Explain why each change that happened
because of the Black Death was significant.
What change did it generate/cause?
1. The Black Death killed millions of people and
led to an increase in wages. How do these
changes link?
2. The Black Death led to millions of Deaths and
changed the way people thought about Death.
How are these changes linked?
1. The Black Death killed millions of
people why was this significant?
2. The Black Death increased wages and
the amount of food, why was this
significant?
3. The Black Death changed the way
people thought about death, why was
this significant?
Percentage Ladder – Unit 3
What was significant about the Black Death?
Percentage
40%
I can …
Prove it!
Describe why the Black Death was
significant.
Write down facts about why the Black
Death was significant. Use precise
facts such as examples, names, dates,
figures
1. How many people were killed by the
Black Death in Europe?
2. How many people were killed by the
Black Death in London?
3. Why did peasants earn more money
because of the Black Death?
4. What happened to the price of food
because of the Black Death?
5. What was the ‘dance macabre’?
6. Who was the ‘Grim Reaper’?
1) See key words list below.
30%
1. Define key words
2. Identify why the Black Death was
significant
2. The Black Death __________ millions of
people.
3. The Black Death increased the amount of
___________ earned by peasants.
4. The Black Death changed the way people
thought about ________
Key Words:
Black Death
Significant
Plague
Pestilence
Pandemic
Flagellants
Symptom
Buboes
Percentage Ladder – Unit 3