Aztec Photo Magazine Assignment

This assignment:

- Is ongoing; due dates will be set in place with appropriate notice

- Will be worked on gradually as we study chapter 8 and 9

- Will be handed in all together at the end so you can work at a comfortable pace

- Consists of a photo magazine from the perspective of the Aztec people

- Can be pre-contact or post-contact with the Spanish

- Made in a word document

- Must have 4 of these 5 sections: Celebrities (Gods, Emperor, Nobility), Travel

(geography), Culture/Religion, Education, Health (diseases)

- Find 2 or more photos to represent each topic

- Write a sentence about what you think each photo represents in regards to the
topic

- Arrange photos into a photo magazine in Word document

- Part of your mark is submitting the Word or PDF versions of your articles on-
time to my email (evahnenkos@holyspirit.ab.ca) or in hard-copy during class

- Must have a name for your magazine and a title for each photo-article

- Must have a table of contents

- Must be handed in on time

(Example is on next page)

Aztec Monthly

By Photojournalist: (name here)

Article 1: The Emperor, “Celebrities”

The feather headdress is a symbol of status.

The emperor had to be a skilled warrior.

The emperor had a large palace and his own zoo,

people worshiped him like a god.

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Task
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Rubri
Content: The student conveys all The student conveys The student The student conveys
The student conveys key of the key information. most of the key conveys some of very little of the key
information. Includes 2 or more information. the key information.
images and has 1-2 Has pictures but does information. Is missing pictures
sentence captions for not include captions Has pictures but and has no captions.
each one. on all pictures. includes no
captions.
Understanding: (x2) The student The student The student The student

c
The student demonstrates a clear demonstrates a demonstrates demonstrates a
demonstrates a clear understanding. Pictures somewhat clear developing minimal
understanding of the and captions relate to understanding. understanding. understanding.
materials presented. each topic, and ⅘ topics Most pictures and Some pictures and Few of pictures and
are represented. captions relate to each captions relate to captions relate to
topic, and ⅘ topics are the topics, and 2-3 the topics, and 1
represented. topics are topic or less is
represented. represented.

Clarity: The student presents The student presents The student The student
The student presents information clearly and information clearly presents presents
information clearly and accurately through 90% and accurately information clearly information clearly
accurately. or more of the task. through 80% or more and accurately and accurately
of the task. through 70% or through 60% or less
more of the task. of the task.

Task Total: /16