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Lesson 1


 * Lesson Plan: The Byzantine Empire; An Exploration of History, Geography, & Culture**

__Social Studies Standard 2: World History__ Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives. __Social Studies Standard 3: Geography__ Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface. __Art Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources__ Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.
 * Name of Members in the group: Nikki Masarachia, Peter Mulligan, Robert Colleluori, & Kubra Cetin**
 * NYS Standards addressed**:

Why was the location of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire so important? What impact did the empire have on the outside world?
 * Essential Question**: Why is it important to study and understand different cultures?
 * Unit Questions**: How did the cultural advancements of the Byzantines, Ottomans, and Modern Republic impact world history and development?
 * Content Question**: How does cultural exchange occur?


 * __Instructional Procedure__**__:__


 * Opening/Anticipatory Set-** The lesson will begin with a Do-Now Activity. The teacher will pose the questions: What culture do you identify with? Do you think that it is important to study cultures different from your own, why? What comes to mind when we talk about Turkey (anything significant such as music, clothing, language, religion)?

A brief Power Point presentation will be shown, giving a historical, cultural, and geographical context for the Byzantine Empire. Following the Power Point, students will be asked to discuss how their image of Turkey was similar or different to what are learning? How might modern day Turkey be similar or different?
 * Lesson Body-** We will watch a brief video clip introducing the Byzantine Empire, its religious background, and how Constantinople was developed. - []


 * Activity-** Students will be divided into groups. They will be asked to create a visual representation of the Byzantine Empire based on what they have learned in class, or by using outside resources. They will be asked to target aspects that they decide are most important to the empire, and will be asked to share their final project with the class.

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 * Closing-** I will ask students to create an exit response before they leave. They will be asked to respond using their cell phones. They will be asked: What are some contributions that the Byzantine Empire is responsible for?

__Various Websites:__ Polleverywhere.com Youtube.com Britannica.com Historyguide.org
 * Resources:**

__Books made available to students:__ //The Byzantine Empire// by Robert Browning //Byzantine Art (Oxford History of Art//) by Robin Cormack

Computer Technology, Power Point program Students will need cell phones, art supplies including poster board, markers, colored pencils


 * Assessment**: include the assessment and what you will use to grade the assessment.