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Unraveling the Plague: An Immersive 8-Page Resource Booklet

Plague booklet with three kinds of work: matching nine images to their descriptions, reading the Lord Mayor's 1665 orders and Samuel Pepys's diary, and answering questions about the London outbreak.
Grades
Grades 9–12, High School
Pages
1
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, History, History: Europe
Topic
Plague, History
Resource types
Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
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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:

  1. 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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