Tributes! Part of learning about Human Geography is to look at human impact on each other, the land, and their lasting impact upon our lives today. We will explore three civilizations with research you will conduct yourselves. Each student in your group will play an integral part in developing a group Prezi or a video of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan civilizations. You have the opportunity to learn about the history, geography, culture, contributions and decline of these people, as well discover the roots of the 19th century revolutions in Latin America that we will study next week!
1. Make a copy of your Latin Empires Project Guide. We are going to clarify the assignment, and discuss expectations.
2. You will work in assigned groups to:
- Research the location, agriculture, government, daily life, religion, trade networks, achievements in architecture, agriculture, academics, etc. and decline of the civilization.
- Create a Prezi , Voicethread, or video presentation.
- Use the Presentation Checklist at the end of the Latin Empires Project Guide to make sure you cover all aspects of the presentation.
3. You have the rest of the day to agree on a plan and work on research.
- Group Research Plan: Come up with a plan for how research will be done, and schedule internal due dates for your team. Each member(s) of your team may research an individual topic OR divide your group into smaller groups to research larger sections. This needs to be decided immediately, at the beginning of the period.
- Remember to keep a list of each resource you use and begin to build a bibliography, using MLA format. I recommend building shared resource list for the group, called Latin Empires Resource list.
- Research: Search the websites provided and/or valid sources you discover on your own to find information about the area of society you are investigating. Record interesting and specific information. Discuss and share all findings with your team.
4. Wednesday, you will have the period to combine your information into a final presentation.
5. Thursday/Friday we will use a lottery to determine who presents.
