Aztec+Animation


 * Task:** You are an animator at Quetzalcoatl Studios and you have been chosen by your boss Mr. Montezuma to create an animated cartoon about the Aztec using a new animation program. You freak out because you don't know very much about the Aztec and you've never used this new animation program. So you decide to do some research about the Aztec before you start the animation project. After you learn about the Aztec, you begin working on your cartoon by first exploring the new animation program.


 * Directions:**
 * Step 1:** Gather your previous homework assignments on the Aztec and your notes as a Tlaxcalan spy.


 * Step 2:** Watch this tutorial and then go to the animation studio by clicking here and sign up for an account. Don't forget your password.

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 * Step 3:** Choose any __**three**__ aspects from which you took notes on as a spy last week. Carefully read your notes for each aspect before selecting. You are also encouraged to use your previous homework on the Aztec - Development of the Aztec Empire. The following website [|The Awesome Aztecs for Kids] may be helpful for additional information.


 * Step 4:** Now it's time to animate your information. Go to the animation program and show the information you learned. Follow the requirements below to create a complete cartoon for your five aspects.


 * Requirements:** Your Aztec cartoon:
 * must show what a typical day could have been like in Tenochtitlan in A.D.1500.
 * must clearly show information about the three aspects you chose. You will have to use animation and text.
 * must not overload speech bubbles or the text becomes too small and hard to read.
 * must have at least 15 seconds of your own voice.
 * must have a logical sequence. It wouldn't make sense to show the conquest of the Aztec first then talk about daily life.
 * must show pictures related to your topic. You will have to import these pictures into your cartoon.
 * has no limit to the number of scenes.
 * must be appropriate for KIS.


 * Step 5:** Before saving and embedding your cartoon, Mr. Hernandez has to review your cartoon.


 * Step 6:** Once you get cleared to embed your cartoon, embed it into your wiki page under an **Aztec Animation** heading.

Note to animators: there may be surprise Aztec in Focus writing activity during these two weeks!