Aztec Scavenger Hunt Review 

October 19, 2023

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.7.1: Study the locations, land forms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies.

7.7.2: Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, war­fare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.

7.7.3: Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish

7.7.5: Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems. 

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

I am learning about the significant achievements of the Aztecs.

I can Identify and Explain the impact of the Aztecs achievements within Diego Rivera's mural "Tenochtitlan".

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

RH 7: Integrate visual information (eg. in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

WHST 2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,...

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Anticipatory Set (5 min):  

 Starter: Digital Footprint: Continuing with the Cyber Week, today stuedents will see the negative impact of leaving Digitial Footbprint when getting a job. 

Direct Instruction (5 min.)

SDAIE: Model: Aztec Scavenger Hunt:  Teacher will go over the directions on how to complete the assignment.  Students will be asked to write down the hint on the box in black font.  Students will be given 4 minutes to locate the image on the mural and write a 2 sentence response to the question that will serve as a review.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

SDAIE: Progress Monitor: Aztec Scavenger Hunt:  Teacher will review the answers to the questions and identify the location of the clues within the mural.

Independent Practice (25 min.)                         

                 SDAIE: Quids/TPS: Aztec Achievements:  Students will be given a series of review questions that highlights the Aztecs civilization.  Using the Diego Rivera's "Tenochtitlan" mural, students will locate all of these achievements in the mural as they work within their groups to locate the 10 Aztec achievements that Rivera points out.  Students will answer the question that goes along with the clue as well.

Homework

                 EdPuzzle: Aztec Culture Due Friday by 5:00pm.

Closure (3 min.)

1.     Clean up.

2.     Dismiss Class.

Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students

EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.

RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.

GATE:  Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.