Directions: Using the information learned in class, and any other information you find via reliable
sources online, write a 1 page journal entry as if you lived through the outbreak of Black Death during the
Middle Ages. You may choose to be of any class in society, any background, and from any country. You
may create your own names, places, occupations, etc, as long as they fit into the time period.
The writing should be 1 full piece of paper at minimum.
Make sure to include things such as:
Where you are from
How old you are
If you are married, and have children
What job you have
What your social status is
Interesting things about you or your life
What your city, town, or village is like
How the plague affected you and your family
How the plague affected those around you
Where/when you contracted the plague (IF you did)
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Where/when you died
What the experience of having plague was like
What major changes to society have you experienced because of the plague
If you lived, what you will do now that you have survived the plague
Any other creative things you can think of