interactive activities
Authentic Writing Assignment
A big tour of the capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan
A big tour of the capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan
- Set up the classroom so that the chairs are organized into four rows that are split down the middle, and place your chair in the front on the left side (It should look like a tour bus seating arrangement.)
- Use the images below to enlarge and place on the walls in your classroom.
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Preview Activity
Print the poem in the attachment for your class to read along as you read it aloud.
Article provides information about the Aztec poem: http://www.nakedlight.co.uk/pdf/poetry/a-017.pdf
RL. 5. 4. – Students are asked to make assumptions based off the poem written by an Aztec. Due to the language, students many find it difficult to depict what the true meaning behind the piece. As a group, students discuss the different parts and can work together to determine what they believe is the true meaning.
Print the poem in the attachment for your class to read along as you read it aloud.
Article provides information about the Aztec poem: http://www.nakedlight.co.uk/pdf/poetry/a-017.pdf
RL. 5. 4. – Students are asked to make assumptions based off the poem written by an Aztec. Due to the language, students many find it difficult to depict what the true meaning behind the piece. As a group, students discuss the different parts and can work together to determine what they believe is the true meaning.
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Reading Notes
Students will examine the Aztec timeline from: http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-timeline.html.
Students will read about the fall of the Aztecs from: http://www.aztec-history.com/fall-of-the-aztec-empire.html
RI. 5. 2. & RI. 5. 7 - Students are reading two different pieces of informational text; Aztec timeline and the fall of the Aztec Empire. After exploring the digital sources, students will summarize what they learned by illustrating the events in chronological order.
Students will examine the Aztec timeline from: http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-timeline.html.
Students will read about the fall of the Aztecs from: http://www.aztec-history.com/fall-of-the-aztec-empire.html
RI. 5. 2. & RI. 5. 7 - Students are reading two different pieces of informational text; Aztec timeline and the fall of the Aztec Empire. After exploring the digital sources, students will summarize what they learned by illustrating the events in chronological order.
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Processing Assignment
Students have learned about the different aspects of the Aztec culture and the geography of the Empire. Students will create an informational brochure on the Aztec culture and geography. Attached is a template of what the brochure should include.
RI. 5. 9 – Students are demonstrating their knowledge of the Aztec Empire through creating brochures. Students are using their new information to write about the Aztec Empire and its aspects knowledgeably.
Students have learned about the different aspects of the Aztec culture and the geography of the Empire. Students will create an informational brochure on the Aztec culture and geography. Attached is a template of what the brochure should include.
RI. 5. 9 – Students are demonstrating their knowledge of the Aztec Empire through creating brochures. Students are using their new information to write about the Aztec Empire and its aspects knowledgeably.
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