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Thursday, March 6, 2014

03.06 - Mayan Creation Story and Story Comparison Matrix

In today's class we were focused on completing a comparison matrix in which each of the creation stories is compared to the other creation stories. The comparison focused just on similarities that exist between the different stories.

In working on this, everyone worked with a partner. Every seven minutes we switched partners. People would compare responses with their new partner and then resume work with the matrix. This enabled everyone to work with a variety of people as well as helped spread out good ideas and unique perspectives.

We were not completing the full sheet today because we have not read the full range of creation stories. The portion that we completed below is filled in in blue below.

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In the last fifteen minutes of class, we came together as a class and discussed some of the similarities that people found most interesting or were hardest to identify.

We will continue debriefing this sheet tomorrow and will discuss the Mayan creation story in more detail. For homework, everyone should read the Aztec creation story and fill out the region, roles, and summary portion of the creation story note sheet.

Handouts:
Creation story comparison chart
       The comparison chart prints in the 11x17 size.
        Mr. Collins has extra copies available for those in need.
Aztec Creation Story
 
 
Homework:
 
Read the Aztec creation story and fill out the region, roles, and summary portion of the creation story note sheet.

Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 92.
 
Creation stories read so far:
 
For each creation story we have completed a creation story note sheet:
 
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