Ottoman Empire: Rise and Expansion Period

Introduction

This lesson is about the rise and expansion period of the Ottoman Empire. Students will look into biographies of some Sultans who reigned during this period(1453-1683) including Mehmed the Conqueror, Selim the Resolute, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Bayezid the Just.

 

Suleiman the Magnificent, aka "the Mighty Kebab"

Task

With a partner, you will gather information about Sultans of the rise and expansion period using the following links and create a timeline poster.

As you watch videos and read the short articles about those Sultans, please take notes of the important points including personal information, when did they become sultans, and their major achievements.

In your timeline posters, you will write a short summary about each Sultan using your notes.

While writing your summary, please use "simple past tense."

At the end of the class, each pair will present their timelines to the classroom.

You will have 45 minutes to complete this task.

Process

Please look at the following sources for your timeline posters and take notes.

 

 

Evaluation

 

Timeline Content  Excellent Average Weak
Presentation  Excellent Average Weak
Use of Past Tense in the Poster  Excellent Average Weak

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Conclusion

 After you prepared your timeline posters, you will present them to the whole class. 

Your classmates will evaluate your poster and your presentation using the rubric.

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  • This Webquest is designed for 17 years old students in high school CLIL classroom. This Webquest is appropriate for intermediate (CEFR B1) students.

 

The objectives are that students:

  • will practice listening, reading, and writing.
  • will learn about the sultans of the Ottoman Empire during rise and expansion period.
  • will practice simple past tense and irregular verbs.
  • will develop presentation skills.

 

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