Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze Justinian's legal reforms and explain how they influenced ideas about law, fairness, and government in world history.
Students will be able to compare Justinian-style laws with modern school and community rules to determine similarities and differences in fairness and power.
Students will be able to investigate a focused question about how Justinian's reign affected world history by selecting relevant evidence from history texts and discussion notes.
Students will be able to justify a class-community case decision with evidence from historical sources and rule comparisons.
Students will be able to evaluate the reliability of source notes, discussion evidence, and peer feedback to refine their historical claims about Justinian.
Students will be able to collaborate in a team to design and present a law and fairness comparison board that explains Justinian's impact on rules and government.
Products
Justinian Investigation Notebook
A research notebook that documents the student's guiding question, source notes, comparison evidence, and personal analysis about Justinian's reign. It shows how the student refined claims using feedback, evidence, and historical reasoning.
Justinian's Justice Fair Investigation Report and Comparison Board
A team report and display that synthesizes each member's evidence into shared findings about Justinian's legal reforms and their effects on law, fairness, and government. Teams must explain their method, show visuals or charts, address conflicting evidence, and present a defended conclusion at the Justice Fair.
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