Children return to school Mon 8th April

As part of Topic, Year 6 has been learning about the deadly disease The Black Death. The disease that took the lives of many and the cures the people used to get rid of it. Year 6 had fun learning about them and creating some.

It was brilliant to see the children’s reaction when Miss Vega investigated in drinking one of the cures. The reaction on the children’s faces was amazing.

If you were affected by the plague, which cure would you try first and why?

Do you think it was fair to judge people that caught the plague?

Was it really a punishment from God?

Did you have fun?

15 responses to “The Cures!!”

  1. Inaaya H.

    1.If I caught the Black Death I would fist use the leaves, flowers, herbs, spices and poultices. But if I was rich I would definitely contact the Plague Doctor and ask them what to do so I could get cured.
    2.It isn’t fair if you judge the people who have caught the Plague because it is not their fault that they have got it because they don’t know when the fleas will come and bite them and give them the horrific disease.
    3.It wasn’t really a punishment from God but all the Christians thought that it was because the bad sins they done but it really wasn’t.
    4. The experiment was fun but gross at the same time.

  2. Anya D.

    1) If you were affected by the plague, which cure would you try first and why?
    I would use the vinegar, flowers, herbs, spices and poultices first because they are all natural and least disgusting. However if I was rich, I would contact a plague doctor and ask him/her what to do first.

    2) Do you think it was fair to judge people that caught the plague?
    I don’t think it was fair because sooner or later you’ll see you and your family members collapsing to the floor, even if you are rich.

    3) Was it really a punishment from God?
    It wasn’t a punishment from God because even if the people went to the priest, they still had the plague. Eventually, the Priest will also get it. We now know, due to our good scientific knowledge, that it was black rat fleas that caused the Black Death. The fleas would bite humans on the parts where their immune system works (on joints).

    4) Did you have fun?
    I had a lot of especially creating the paste and to top it up watching Miss Vega drink her own URINE!!!!!😮😮😮

    1. Anya D.

      However I smelt the jug and it smelt like apple juice, so good try Miss. 😊

  3. Devanshi S.

    If I caught the plague, the first cure I would try is bathe in a tub of wee or drink it. This is because plague doctors ( which weren’t professional ) used herbs and chopped up snakes to cure the body but this method didn’t work. Therefore I would prefer the option of drinking or bathing in wee.

    I personally disagree with other people judging the victims of the plague as they had no other choice but to catch the Black Death. The victims were being forced to suffer and get infected.

    I don’t agree with the idea of the Black Death being a ‘punishment of god’. This is because the plague came from fleas and rats which weren’t linked to any type of god.

    I did have a lot of fun with making the posters and creating the poultices to apply on the body. Thank you Miss Vega and Mrs Janjua for giving us a real-life experiment – even though the whole wee thing was fake.

  4. Laraib T.

    I learned that the cures that they used were disgusting and didn’t work by the way I think she actually drank apple juice.

  5. Raumaan A.

    Making the cure was fun and disgusting and at the end miss drank pee or apple juice🍹.

  6. Sonit N.

    I liked learning about the black death, although it was disgusting.

  7. Saee N.

    i loved learning about the black death cures.

  8. Jamie G.

    You didn’t fool me with the fake pee Miss, but nice try

    1. Miss Vega

      Ah you don’t miss a thing, do you Jamie? It was fake, but I wanted to show you the lengths people would go to, to try and be cured!

  9. Lieca N.

    Thank you miss Vega for this opportunity and thanks for drinking that fake wee

  10. Jacey P.

    what was it???

    1. Miss Vega

      It was diluted juice!

  11. Sara B.

    I can’t believe you miss vega you drank your own wee. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

    1. Head Teacher

      It was FAKE!x

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