Search for Tikal: Lost City of the Maya. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad Program, 2000 (Mexico and Guatemala).
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| Title: | Search for Tikal: Lost City of the Maya. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad Program, 2000 (Mexico and Guatemala). |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Karem, Kenny |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 68 |
| Publication Date: | 2000 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Center for International Education (ED), Washington, DC. |
| Intended Audience: | Students |
| Document Type: | Creative Works Guides - Classroom - Learner |
| Descriptors: | Archaeology, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Historic Sites, Intermediate Grades, Maya (People), Reading Motivation, Social Studies, Student Motivation |
| Geographic Terms: | Guatemala |
| Abstract: | This curriculum unit takes the form of historical fiction, an original story for middle school students which revolves around the 16th-century Spanish conquest of Guatemala and the Mayan people. Incorporated into the story are many of the Mayan sites, ruins, geography, culture, legends, historical characters, and cities. The climax is set at the world heritage archaeological national park, Tikal. Includes only 5 of the unit's 11 total chapters. (BT) |
| Entry Date: | 2001 |
| Accession Number: | ED449076 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This curriculum unit takes the form of historical fiction, an original story for middle school students which revolves around the 16th-century Spanish conquest of Guatemala and the Mayan people. Incorporated into the story are many of the Mayan sites, ruins, geography, culture, legends, historical characters, and cities. The climax is set at the world heritage archaeological national park, Tikal. Includes only 5 of the unit's 11 total chapters. (BT) |
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