Thursday, February 5, 2015

Post date: Feb 06, 2015 8:33:15 PM

The class reviewed the Maya Map worksheet that was completed last week. We labeled additional countries on the map to provide more context of the region (Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean).

The Maya Creation Myth Activity was introduced (see attachment - one is the directions, the other attachments is the Popol Vuh reading). The teacher explained key concepts about Maya religion that were needed to understand the Creation Myth. The class watched an overview video of the Popol Vuh, the most important Maya religious text (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb5GKmEcJcw ).

Students were then placed into groups of 3 or 4 to read the Popol Vuh and answer the questions on the Maya Creation Myth Worksheet (see attachment).

Homework:

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