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**__ACTIVITY 1__ Mesoamerica: Introduction and Chronology**
Introduce the curricular unit The Mesoamerican Ballgame///La Pelota Mesoamericana// that will consist of research, oral presentations and a collaborative game with the Physical Education department. (Overview Activity 1)
 * Lesson Objectives**
 * 1) Students will read John Pohl's //Mesoamerica: Introduction and Chronology// to learn about Mesoamerica and the characteristics of the PreClassic, Classic and PostClassic periods.
 * 2) Student will click on the interactive activity and Explore the Mesoamerican World at []
 * 3) Students will write a brief summary in Spanish describing the distinguishing characteristics of each era.
 * 4) Students will discuss their summaries in class.
 * 5) Students will be able to locate Mesoamerica on a map and identify the modern nations roughly located in Mesoamerica.
 * 6) Students will discuss the origins of civilization, plant domestication and the development of agricultural intensification as well as social structure in a Chalk Talk activity.

[|La Pelota Mesoamericana Actividad 1 Introducción.doc] [|Hoja de Organización Actividad 1 Mesoamérica.doc] [|Hoja de Organización Actividad 1 Introducción y Cronología.docx] (created by Carley Weted, BHS 2011)
 * En Español**

Summary in Spanish Chalk Talk Class discussion
 * Assessment**

//Mesoamerica:Introduction and Chronology// by John Pohl[| Pohl's Introduction.doc],[|Pohl's Chronology.doc] [|www.ballgame.org]
 * Materials**

Create a classroom timeline [] Unit 3 Pre-Columbian Timeline (p. 8)
 * Additional Activity**