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Byzantine Empire Tour Stations: Reading Centers Activity with Graphic Organizer

Rated 4.82 out of 5, based on 62 reviews
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5th - 10th, Homeschool
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34 pages
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Beautiful illustrations and excellent information to kick off this study. Suggest copying resources in color if able as that brings the information to life and adds interest. Highly recommend.
This is a ready-to-go resource for introduction to the Byzantine empire. I made several copies of each station and had students work in pairs- one reading at a time- #10 should be held until the end. One student read the info- so this helped students with learning difficulties.
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This content-rich lesson plan is student-centered and interactive! This Tour of The Byzantine Empire reading stations activity set has 10 stations with an introduction class reading, 10 close readings, station signs, graphic organizers, answer keys, and primary sources. An optional Quiz short quiz is also included!

Students travel around Constantinople and key cities in the Byzantine Empire learning about the government, economy, culture, geography, religion, and achievements of the Eastern Roman Empire. Students even pin the locations traveled on a fun iPhone map handout. Content and destinations covered include:

  • Constantine and the origination of Constantinople
  • Justinian and Theodora
  • The Justinian Codes (a primary source interpretation)
  • Analyzing Mosaics
  • Analyzing Eastern and Western architecture style
  • The Hagia Sophia Church
  • Monastery cave paintings in Cappadocia
  • The Great Palace
  • The Bosporus Strait
  • The Nika Riot

This activity comes with over 28 pages with tons of options for student-driven instruction!!! Readings come with pictures and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. This activity also has a foldable graphic organizer activity that is interactive and fun. Students summarize the reading with a #hashtag summary, identify the main idea with supporting facts, and draw pictures! Teacher instructions are included with 5 different activity ideas with the same Common Core readings.

✓ Comes with an answer key!


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Total Pages
34 pages
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Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

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