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By Claudia Gutierrez

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Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion

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Introduction:

    You and your friend have developed a time machine.  You have the opportunity of traveling back in time.  You will visit the Aztecs in Mexico. Would you take the opportunity to see a whole new culture?  You will have the opportunity to pick who you want to be in this culture. You could be a worker or god.  

Task:

    Your job will be to stay and visit this place throughout the websites and write a letter to your friend or a family member.  You will describe a typical day in an Aztec life.  In your letter, you will tell us who you chose to be and talk about your chores, meals, shelter, hobbies, transportation, etc.  Try to use your five senses so the reader can feel and see what you do.

 

Process:

  1. Get into groups of two.
  2. Visit the websites and collect as much information you will need to write your letter.
  3. Decide what you have learned from the websites and decide what you want to describe in your letter.
  4. Begin writing your rough draft letter.
  5. Edit  your letter.  Make sure you have all the components of letter. (Date, Greeting, Body, Closing)

 

Evaluation:

Points

3

2

1 
Salutation and Closing Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation. Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Grammar and Spelling Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Sentence and Paragraphs Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.

 

Resources:

http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=aztec_civilization&OFFID=se1

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/AZTECS.HTM

http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/mexico.htm

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hpostclassic2.html

http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm

 

Conclusion:

   Now that you have visited another culture.  Would you recommend others to try the time machine and have the adventure you had?

 

 

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