My Web Site

Exploration and Expansion

Cortes and the Aztecs (by: Joshua LaViolette)

Aztec Codex

Aztec codices (singular codex) are books written by pre-Columbian and colonial-era Aztecs. These codices provide some of the best primary sources for Aztec culture. The pre-Columbian codices differ from European codices in that they are largely pictorial; they were not meant to symbolize spoken or written narratives. The colonial era codices not only contain Aztec pictograms, but also Classical Nahuatl (in the Latin alphabet), Spanish, and occasionally Latin.

Evlauation - Artistic Interpretation Rubric

Score	Description of Score
25	Student demonstrates clear understanding of topic, is creative and innovative
20	Student demonstrates clear understanding of topic, is somewhat creative
15	Student demonstrates understanding of topic, is somewhat creative
10	Student demonstrates little understanding of topic, is somewhat creative
5	Student demonstrates little understanding of topic, is somewhat creative
1	Student demonstrates little understanding of topic, is not creative

Compare and Contrast Rubric

Score	Description of Score
6	Student demonstrates clear understanding of topic, is creative and innovative, gives supporting evidence for their argument
5	Student demonstrates clear understanding of topic, is somewhat creative, and gives supporting evidence for their argument
4	Student demonstrates understanding of topic, is somewhat creative, and gives some evidence for their argument.
3	Student demonstrates understanding of topic, is somewhat creative, and gives little supporting evidence.
2	Student demonstrates little understanding of topic, is somewhat creative, and gives little supporting evidence.
1	Student demonstrates little understanding of topic, is not creative, and gives no supporting evidence.