Visualizing the Plague: A Storyboard Activity
Six-panel storyboard on the plague where students draw or describe the symptoms, terrible despair, people fleeing the city, the plague doctor, the sign on the door and carrying away the dead.

- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Use
- Digital activity
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: Europe
- Topic
- Plague, Storyboard
- Resource types
- Activities
- Use
- Digital activity
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Story of the Plague: A Storyboard Activity
Bring the story of the Plague to life with this engaging storyboard activity.
The Worksheet:This worksheet is divided into six key sections:
- Symptoms
- Despair
- Fleeing the city
- The Plague Doctor
- The sign on the door
- Carrying away the dead
Aims of this Activity:
This activity encourages students to:- Visualize and sequence the major events and experiences of the Plague.
- Create a deeper understanding of:
- The social impact
- The emotional impact
- The physical impact of this devastating disease.
- Promotes visual literacy
- Fosters historical empathy
- Tunes critical thinking skills. Hence, making it a valuable addition for any lesson plan related to studying 'the Plague'.
Lastly, another beneficial feature of this resource is its customizability. This comprehensive resource is not only fully editable but can also be conveniently tailored according to different learning levels and styles.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Sequence major experiences of the plague
- Represent a historical event visually
Skills covered
- Historical sequencing — filling six panels in the order of the plague's stages
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Black Death
- Plague doctor
- Medieval Europe
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