Resilience+Unit+-+8+January,+2014

=Resilience Unit - Wednesday - 8 January=

**__Periods 8 - 9__**
- -Individual Reflection Writing and Group Share
 * What was the moment in 2013 where you were the most resilient?
 * In your IMYC Assessment notebook - reflect on this moment in a well-written paragraph.
 * Then with a group of two or three discuss these questions:
 * Is this the moment your friends and family would think would be your most resilient? Why or why not?
 * How did you feel about yourself during this moment? Explain your feeling.

__**History Task 3**__


 * Why was it so difficult to get rid of smallpox?**
 * How did it spread all over the world?**



In many cultures, praying was the most common response to smallpox. There were also attempts made to prevent people catching the disease through inoculation. People around the world noted that those who had already had a mild form of smallpox did not catch the disease again; therefore, attempts were made to try to protect people by deliberately infecting them with a mild case.

Read the second section of the article below titled **Variolation: The Earliest Smallpox “Vaccines”** :

[|http://www.infoplease.com/cig/dangerous-diseases-epidemics/ smallpox-12000-years-terror.html] Fill in the table below in your IMYC Notebook



Homework - check your new school gmail account and send Mrs. Maggie an email confirming it works at: maggie@beaconacademy.net