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Students conduct research on artifacts from the ancient civilizations of the Mayas, the Aztecs, or the Incas using both print and non-print resources. They create two-dimensional or three-dimensional representations of their artifacts and present their artifact to the remainder of the class without sharing its identity. Classmates play "20 Questions" in order to identify each others artifacts.
Students recognize why pyramids are important to different cultures. They explore the differences and similarities among Egyptian, Maya, and Aztec pyramids and illustrate these similarities and differences by developing a page for a magazine.
Students recgonize Maya achievements in mathematics. They examine the Mayan calendar, demonstrate how to convert Maya numbers to decimal numbers, and vice versa. In addition, they create a time line of Maya civilization using print and Web resources.
Students research the life of a powerful woman of the Maya Empire. They analyze the role of women in Maya society and compare them to powerful women of today in an essay.
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Students review basic facts about two ancient American civilizations: the Inca and the Maya. Then they compare two ancient cities from these civilizations: Machu Picchu, of the Inca Empire, and Chichén Itzá, of the Maya.
Students discuss equality and fairness by reading a Maya Angelo poem. In this U.S. history lesson, students read the poem I Know Why Caged Birds Sing, and discuss how the era it was written in affected the words. Students identify the framework of poetry and categorize each line.
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students may check some of their answers online.
Practice poetic devices and annotation with this worksheet, which includes Maya Angelou's "Four Foot Feat" on the left side. The right column is for comments or questions that your students might have. The activity is open for you to decide how to use it, as it would work for poetry analysis, a poetry writing activity, or to start a prose essay.
Elmo and Maya Angelou discuss words that start with the letter M. What a fun way to explore M! It's short, but sweet.