9+January+-+Thursday+-+Resilience+Unit

=9 January - Thursday - Resilience Unit=

__Period 3__
__History__ Answer these questions in your notebook under the completed table:


 * Why was variolation an unreliable method of preventing fatal cases of smallpox?
 * Why did smallpox continue to spread? Could variolation have helped the spread of the disease?

Ms. Maggie will divide you into groups of four - five.

In your group review your notes on Edward Jenner's vaccination discovery process.

After doing this click on the links below to see cartoons implying negative feelings towards Jenner's vaccination process.

Article by The Royal Society on smallpox and vaccination.

This cartoon shows people with miniature cows sprouting from their arms after receiving their smallpox vaccine.

In your group create a TV commercial (which will be filmed) describing:
 * Describe the problems with variolation
 * Explain how vaccination is different to variolation
 * Address people’s fears
 * Explain why vaccination could be an important means of successfully beating smallpox altogether

__ Periods 5-6 __
__ Wrap up Three Cups of Tea: __ Resilience discussion - best examples Class Debate - 4 corners Debate

__Language Arts Task 1__ Timothy Winters poem and discussion Go to library - Turn in Three Cups of Tea, check out Kestral for a Knave

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