Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Feb 15, 2017

Classwork: If kids finish the Universals of Culture Graphic Organizer, they then proceeded to the Adaptations of the Maya, Inca, Aztec Graphic Organizer. 

Homework: Discuss adaptations of the civilizations you've studied and why they created them.

Feb 14, 2017

Classwork:
Continued work on yesterday's categorizing with Universals of Culture.

Homework: Discuss the question of the day with your parents: what makes a good American?

Feb 13, 2017

Classwork: We started the Aztec Universals of Culture Graphic Organizer.  Students must read about 12 different highlights of the Aztecs and categorize those achievements into an appropriate universal of culture.

11 Universals of Culture
  1. art and recreation
  2. clothing
  3. customs and traditions
  4. food
  5. knowledge
  6. shelter
  7. tools and technology
  8. economy
  9. language
  10. religion
  11. government

12 highlights of the Aztecs:
  1. food
  2. clothing
  3. marriage
  4. sacrifice
  5. recreation
  6. social classes
  7. education
  8. warfare
  9. weaving
  10. crime and punishment
  11. markets
Homework:  Discuss with parents what you're doing