Lesson: Today we continued learning about the downfall of the Aztec civilization and the story of of Hernan Cortes and Montezuma. The students responded to a writing prompt in their Aztec packets. The prompt was...
"The meeting of the great Aztec emperor Montezuma and the Spanish military leader Cortes was one of the most unusual and interesting events in history. Pretend you are either Cortes, one of Cortes' men, Montezuma, or an Aztec. Write an eyewitness account of this historic event from one of those perspectives"
Homework: Finish eyewitness account writing.