Introduction to The Black Death

Common Core Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2

I. What was the Black Death?

A Plague Doctor Wearing a Plague Mask

1.  View the video to find the answer to three basic questions.  Record your responses in the Google form below.

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II.What does medieval art tell us about how people experienced the Black Death?

Slide Presentation

1.  View the complete presentation. 
2.  Describe the 
physical,
emotional,
and/or psychological effects
depicted in the art. 

Edpuzzle

3.  View the video "The Black Death in Medieval Art." Answer the questions as you go.