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The Olmec civilization is interesting for many reasons. Today you'll be touring some of that information, answering some questions, and evaluating the information that you read.
Directions:
Read this whole post before doing anything. Make sure to refer to the checklist provided in the comments to make sure that your post is complete.
For this assignment, create a new blog post entitled: "The Olmec"
For key words: "dlindsay, ancient, history, olmec"
In the body of the blog post, copy and paste the questions below:
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When was the Olmec civilization active?
Where was the civilization located?
What innovations or contributions did the Olmec make? For example, did they invent anything?
Who do the colossal Olmec heads represent, according to archaeologists?
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For each of the questions above, provide an answer and the website that you used to answer it. You must use one of the websites listed in this post. So, for example, an answer to the last question might look like this:
Who do the colossal Olmec heads represent, according to archaeologists?
Archaeologists think that the Olmec heads represent gravestones. (from www.olmecbadanswers.com)
After you've answered all the questions, you're still not quite done. Below your answers, list the websites in order of which one you think is the best source of information and why. In other words, rank the websites from best (top of list) to worst (bottom of list). Under your list, explain how you judged the websites- like, what made you think one site was better than another. Comment on if you found your answers on the "good" or "bad" sites. You can look at:http://technologypresentations.com.au/building-literacy-skills-information-age to help evaluate (read the "Sorting Gems from Junk" section).
*Important-
Save (post) your blog post early and often to avoid losing work.
All of this work is to be done by yourself. Do not share your answers or opinions with your classmates. You will have an opportunity to do that after everyone has completed their posting.
List of websites to use:
http://micahwright.com/olmec.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-1-2005-82836.asp
http://www.aztec-history.com/olmec-civilization.html
http://archaeology.about.com/od/olmeccivilization/a/olmec.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/18778/olmec.htm