Assessment


 * __Assessment __**

**Use these questions to guide you:**

 * Mural and artist’s statement clearly answer the question, “What were the major cultural achievements of the Maya, Aztecs, and Inca?”
 * Do your mural and artist’s statement reflect a clear understanding of the unit’s most important topics—land and settlements of the Americas, the Imperial Inca period, and the Post-Classic period and European conquest?
 * Does your mural use a variety of elements to effectively convey the most important ideas from the unit?
 * Does your mural show imagination, creativity, and visual appeal?
 * Does your artist’s statement clearly explain what is represented in the mural?

__Evaluation__ >> Clearly summarizes the intended message of the mural  20 points
 * # Quality of Historical Information:
 * Mural accurately represents the most important achievements of the Maya, Aztec, and/or Inca
 * 1) Effective Use of Elements of Mural:
 * Uses variety of mural elements to effectively convey message
 * Mural elements combined to allow viewer to understand key ideas
 * 1) Clarity of Summary Statement:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Explains each part of the mural and its location and dimensions
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Overall Visual Appeal:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Mural is striking to the viewer, has visual appeal...5pts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Shows imagination, creativity, and effort...5pts || <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">30 points

<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">20 points

<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">10 points ||
 * ====****Total****==== || <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">80 points ||