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In this lesson, students will look at a few different sources that describe and detail the city of Tenochtitlan in 1519. This was an activity that I adapted based on what a another teacher shared with me. I think its a great idea to get students to look closely at the text by comparing it to maps and other representations of the city. This activity helps to continue the discussion about authorship and multiple points of view.
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Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s account of the city (including drawing)National Geographic Map Hollywood representation in Apocalypto 1. Students will read and annotate Conquistador Bernal Diaz’s description of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Annotations should include the definitions of words they don’t know, as well as comments, connection to background knowledge, questions, and inferences. 2. Students will then locate each of the underlined items on the maps. 3. Students will watch segment (from 1:00:00- 1:13:00) from Apocalypto and reflect on the different representation of Tenochtitlan
Description of Tenochtitlán, by Bernal Diaz del Castillo,
The History of the Conquest of New Spain
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