The Plague - Resources Booklet (8 pages)
Great Plague of London primary sources: students match nine plague images to descriptions, then read the 1665 Lord Mayor's orders and an extract from Samuel Pepys' diary and answer questions on them.

- Grades
- Grades 1–4, Elementary
- Pages
- 8
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: British
- Topic
- plague, black death
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
Dig deep into the devastating impacts of the bubonic plague in Europe with The Plague - Resources Booklet. This 8-page teaching resource explores critical thinking skills through two plague-related primary source documents. Students will analyze images and texts to better understand the spread of the Black Death. Activities focus on strengthening comprehension, comparison, inference, and evaluation abilities. With matching exercises and short answer questions, learners will expand their knowledge of this momentous period in British history. This self-contained lesson is editable for differentiation and customizable implementation. Use for individual practice or whole group instruction to engage various types of history students. This resource on the social and economic upheavals caused by the 14th century plague fosters critical analysis while aligning to Grade 4 British history standards.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Interpret 1665 primary sources to describe how London responded to the plague
- Compare what an official order and a personal diary show about the plague
Teaching tips
- The 17th-century wording in the Lord Mayor's orders and Pepys' diary may need a read-aloud or glossary support for younger readers.
Skills covered
- Visual matching — students connect nine plague images with written descriptions
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Core concepts
- Great Plague of London
- Primary sources
- Samuel Pepys
- Quarantine orders
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