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Islamic Architecture Reading Stations, Research Poster, & Lesson Plan - Print & Digital, Answer Key

Looking for a way to incorporate art history into your curriculum? This zero-prep, differentiated, fun activity goes over Islamic architecture! This is an excellent addition to your unit on Islam and works great as a backup Sub Lesson Plan! I really like doing these types of activities because it gets students up and moving!

This resource comes as a Google Drive resource. When you download this resource, you will see the terms of use and printing notes. On the printing notes page, you will have a link to the Google Drive folder. You will need to make a copy of the material if you would like to edit it. All of these instructions, including a step-by-step visual guide on how to use this resource, is included in the terms of use. If you would like to print the resource material, you can do so for both the guided notes and the exit ticket. Simply go to "File," "Download," and "PDF" to save the resource as a PDF and print!

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Students will read about:

Dome of the Rock
The Kaaba
Great Mosque of Córdoba
The Taj Mahal
Mosque of Selim II
Great Mosque of Isfahan
Great Mosque of Djenné

2 differentiated options for students to complete at each station:

Option A: Answer guided questions and complete a 7-sentence writing prompt at the end about common themes within Islamic architecture
Option B: Chart to fill out at each station and a 10-sentence writing prompt asking students to compare and contrast two pieces of Islamic architecture and then analyze the significance of each in relation to Islamic culture and beliefs

Research Posters

Students will create their own poster on another significant piece of Islamic architecture not included in the reading.

Three options on how to use:

Early finisher extension activity
Individually or in groups when the writing section is complete (recommended to share posters with theclass)
Swap the writing section for the research paper

In addition to this, this resource also comes with the following:

Teacher lesson plan
Answer Key for the reading station activity (not pictured in preview)

Best yet, all of these items are EDITABLE!!! If you need to change or adapt them to fit your curriculum or classroom needs, you have the power to do that!

Happy teaching! :)

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