1. So, NOW what do you think it might have been like to live in a town during the I.Rev?
Students to place their post-it notes on the FROZEN board.

2. Where does this lesson fit in?
Last lesson we:
Investigated what houses were like in the towns of Britain during the Industrial Revolution
This lesson we will:
Find out about some of the horrible diseases that spread because of living conditions in this time
Next lesson we will:
Begin to plan an assessed piece of writing about living conditions during the Industrial Revolution

3. The year is 1854: MRS MIGGINS HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME…
Date: ______
Title: Industrial Revolution MURDER MYSTERY
The year is 1854: MRS MIGGINS HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME…

4. Task:
On your own – write down your first prediction about how you think Mrs Miggins might have died?
The starter relies on students having some prior knowledge on what a ‘cellar dwelling’ is. The slide with the image of the house from previous lesson would be useful!
Clue A: Mrs Miggins lives in a Cellar Dwelling at 616 Broad Street, Lewis Square, Nottingham.

5. Task: Your teams have been chosen to investigate the mysterious events surrounding the death of Mrs Miggins.
Instructions:
You will be given a record sheets to individually record the details you will be given. You will get 3 different evidence packs to assist your investigation.
After each evidence pack, you will write a team theory about how Mrs Miggins died.
You will get a chance to go to the WALL OF CERTAINTY to explain your theory after seeing all of the evidence packs.

6. The strange death of Mrs Miggins Write your team conclusion
Evidence pack A
Hand out the first evidence pack.
Write your team conclusion

7. Put up your first group decision using one post-it note
The Wall of Certainty
Put up your first group decision using one post-it note

8. The strange death of Mrs Miggins Write your team conclusion
Evidence pack B
Write your team conclusion

9. Put up your second group decision using your middle post-it note
The Wall of Certainty
Put up your second group decision using your middle post-it note

10. The strange death of Mrs Miggins Evidence pack C
Write your team conclusion
Bright Sparks: BONUS SOURCE

11. Put up your FINAL group decision using your last post-it note
The Wall of Certainty
Put up your FINAL group decision using your last post-it note

12. (King Death had a new court… the cities of the Industrial Revolution)
The killer was…
Mrs Miggins died of Cholera
(King Death had a new court…
the cities of the Industrial Revolution)

13. Be prepared to discuss your ideas with your partner.
Think, Pair, Share
Look back over your record sheet. Which source did you find the MOST or LEAST USEFUL, and why?
Be prepared to discuss your ideas with your partner.
Then be prepared to explain to the class what your partner thought the MOST or LEAST USEFUL piece of evidence was and why.

14. Report Success Criteria
Time to write your report: Based on the evidence that you have seen today, how do YOU think that Mrs Miggins died?
Report Success Criteria
Level 4: You describe how you think Mrs Miggins died. You mention some of the sources.
Level 5: You write an explanation of your theory that is supported by the evidence that you have seen.
Level 6: Your theory also describes which is the biggest factor in the death of Mrs Miggins.
Level 7: You compare all the different causes of death together and explain why one is more important than another.

15. Two sources that link together to tell me about her death are…
Write your personal theory (how you think Cholera killed Mrs Miggins) into your exercise books.
Sentence starters:
My theory about how Cholera killed Mrs Miggins is..
I think that the biggest factor in the death of Mrs Miggins is…
The most important source that has informed my theory is…
Two sources that link together to tell me about her death are…

16. Why was this allowed to happen?
To finish:
Why was this allowed to happen?
What would stop this happening again today?