search
user.png
vertical menu
24 related resources

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

Updated Oct 26, 2026

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:
  1. Visualize and sequence the major events and experiences of the Plague.
  2. Create a deeper understanding of:
    • The social impact
    • The emotional impact
    • The physical impact of this devastating disease.
Educational Benefits :
  1. Promotes visual literacy
  2. Fosters historical empathy
  3. 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

No reviews yet

Downloaded this resource? Tell other teachers how it went.

Resource details

Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Black Death
  • Plague doctor
  • Medieval Europe

Explore more

Categories this resource belongs to

Explore related searches

More to explore

You may also like