CBL: Grade 5: Art

Hagia Sophia infographic

Tour Guide Challenge

Imagine you are a tour guide. I am a tourist. Tell me what I am looking at.

These questions will help you describe what you see:

• What is the name of the building?
• Where is it?
• What big shape do you see?

Use full sentences:

✔ This is Hagia Sophia.
✔ It is in Istanbul.
✔ I can see a large dome.
Cartoon boy traveling

Travel Guide Challenge

  • Look at the Hagia Sophia infographic again.
  • Why do you think the dome is important?
  • Why did they include a history timeline?
  • What makes this building special?

Use full sentences:

✔ It is important because it is very old, and old historic buildings…

✔ The timeline shows how the building changed, which is important because…

Build Strong Expressions

Drag a verb onto a phrase to create your own description. There are many possible good answers!

Verbs

Phrases

Your Sentences

Writing Challenge

Now write 4 sentences to describe this infographic.

Structure Writing Support

Look at the infographic. Write 4–5 sentences in your form. Drag the words you use into the “Used Words” box.

Hagia Sophia structure infographic

Verbs & Expressions for Describing Infographics

Used Words