Unraveling the Plague: An Immersive 8-Page Resource Booklet

- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: Europe
- Topic
- Plague, History
- Resource types
- Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Transport your students back in time with this comprehensive 8-page resource booklet on the Plague.
Through a series of engaging activities, students will delve into the history and impact of this devastating disease. The first activity encourages visual analysis and historical understanding by challenging students with:
- Matching 9 images of the Plague with their corresponding descriptions.
In the second activity, students will gain invaluable insights into experiences of those who survived the Plague by:
- Detailed reading
- "Orders of the Lord Mayor"
- "Extracts from Samuel Pepy's Diary"
This not only enhances critical reading skills but also improves comprehension. As a bonus, they get to complete two worksheets based on these texts.
Beyond a mirrored reflection to history...
Fully editable, this resource booklet allows educators to tailor content as per their student's requirements making this an immersive learning experience that turns history alive for each one!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain how the 1665 plague started, how it was recognized and how London tried to contain it
- Describe the jobs of searchers, examiners, watchers, bellmen, corpse-bearers and other roles during the outbreak
Skills covered
- Primary source reading — using the Lord Mayor's orders and Pepys's diary to answer questions
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Great Plague of London
- Containment measures
- Primary sources
- Samuel Pepys
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