Death, disease and more disease

We are delving deeper in to the past as we find out what ut was like to live in the 17th Century!

Group work, checking everyone knows our keywords from last week:



















Here is Mete using his knowledge to cross the River of Death:






Here is Olivia:



And Toby:



Here, the class are comparing
P drawings of Edinburgh in 1686 and 1886...











Here, they are improving their ability to select relevant facts by choosing sentences that best describe the differences between the pictures...






Here are the class shouting haud yer meaning 'hold your hand'- which people in the street needed to shout if someone was a bout to empty their chamber pot out of the window!



Here are the class in groups preparing conversations between rich and poor in Edinburgh.
















And finally, middle school answered some questions using primary sources. These are to be finished for homework!!

A good afternoons work!


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