1.  starter activity Detail In 1800 smallpox was one the most feared diseases around. But why did people fear this disease so much? Read p.109 and note down your reasons.  Think of other diseases we’ve studied that people feared as much and why?

2. Reasons why it was so feared Symptoms: fever, headaches, pus-filled blisters Symptoms: fever, headaches, pus-filled blisters Scarring Scarring Treatments, e.g. bleeding, quack remedies Treatments, e.g. bleeding, quack remedies Killed more children than any other disease Killed more children than any other disease No known cure No known cure Affected rich & poor (Elizabeth I) Affected rich & poor (Elizabeth I)

3. What was so special about Edward Jenner? TBAT explain the difference between inoculation & vaccination, the achievements of Edward Jenner & why there was so much opposition to his ideas  LOs  Key words: inoculation vaccination Royal Society

4. Mr Higgins’ story of Jenner has accidentally got mixed up. Help him to sort the events into the correct sequence.  Find evidence of the following factors: chance, government, enquiry & key individuals

5.  Film clip Watch the clip about the life of Edward Jenner and answer the questions. Watch the clip about the life of Edward Jenner and answer the questions. Imagine you have been asked to a cover for the DVD summarising Jenner’s key achievements. Refer to training, methods, & his key achievements Imagine you have been asked to a cover for the DVD summarising Jenner’s key achievements. Refer to training, methods, & his key achievements  Extension. Why might some people challenge’s Jenner’s reputation?  Extension. Why might some people challenge’s Jenner’s reputation? Edward Jenner, 1749-1823

6.  Your task Read p. 109. Read p. 109. List the reasons why inoculation didn’t totally solve the problem List the reasons why inoculation didn’t totally solve the problem  Extension. Can you think of other examples in history where the privileged were the first to benefit from better access to health/medicine?  Extension. Can you think of other examples in history where the privileged were the first to benefit from better access to health/medicine? Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

7. Problems with inoculation Costly – some doctors exploited this! Costly – some doctors exploited this! Some died from inoculation or became carriers Some died from inoculation or became carriers People refused treatments People refused treatments Why do the people look so concerned in this painting?

8. Problems with vaccination Ungodly – using animals to cure humans Ungodly – using animals to cure humans Inoculators would lose their jobs Inoculators would lose their jobs Royal Society – vaccination was too revolutionary! Royal Society – vaccination was too revolutionary! Government should not interfere with health Government should not interfere with health Vaccinations were costly Vaccinations were costly People hadn’t heard of Jenner People hadn’t heard of Jenner

9. Study the picture & answer the questions on it on p.108. Watch the short film clip and try to answer them more fully.  What questions would you also like to ask?

10. What does this cartoon tell us about contemporary reactions to vaccinations? Use the source & own knowledge

11.  Success criteria Room for improvementGetting BetterWow factor! You describe what the source shows You pick out details from the source to explain how people reacted to vaccination You use some own knowledge to support your points You pick out details from the source to explain in detail how people reacted to vaccination You use own knowledge to support your points, referring to opposition of at least 3 different groups, e.g. Royal Society, inoculators and the Anti-vaccine League

12. There has been an outbreak of smallpox across the country. It is likely to strike Folkestone soon. Hold a public meeting with members of the council who support public vaccination. You are against it!

13.  Extension task Do you think parents should have the right to decide if their children should be vaccinated or not? Do you think parents should have the right to decide if their children should be vaccinated or not? Baby receiving its MMR jab

14. What has a cow got to do with immunology?  What factors helped Jenner? Plenary

15. Plenary Plenary What is the difference between inoculation & vaccination? What is the difference between inoculation & vaccination? Give 3 reasons why Jenner faced so much opposition Give 3 reasons why Jenner faced so much opposition What factors helped in the discovery of a vaccine for smallpox? What factors helped in the discovery of a vaccine for smallpox?

16.  Homework You have been asked to write the entry for a web encyclopaedia entry on Edward Jenner. Write a side of A4 explaining who he was (his life story), who were the early pioneers of immunology (e.g. Lady Mary Wortley Montague), how he developed his vaccine, why his work was so important. You have been asked to write the entry for a web encyclopaedia entry on Edward Jenner. Write a side of A4 explaining who he was (his life story), who were the early pioneers of immunology (e.g. Lady Mary Wortley Montague), how he developed his vaccine, why his work was so important.