Bonnie | September 14, 2009
The Destruction of Tenochtitlan This chapter focuses on Cortez’ arrival in the Aztec Empire, his approach to and entrance into Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital), Montezuma’s submission to Cortez, and the destruction of Tenochtitlan. This lesson focuses on the question of historical responsibility. Lesson 1 1) Class Discussion: Read the first paragraph of the chapter with [...]
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Bonnie | September 11, 2009
Continuing my theme this week–here is another snippet from something else I’m currently working on, a study guide for William Carlos Williams’ In the American Grain. This one might be more interesting for those of you who are educators or who do textbook writing. Have you noticed that textbooks today are required to break down [...]
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