1. Warm Up: Happy Valentine’s Day! Picture it: Marco Polo is going speed-dating. He has to communicate his importance to Europe, Asia and the world (!) in just 1 minute! With your group members, write his speed- dating speech and be prepared to share. Be sure to touch on his key accomplishments. =10 minutes Warm Up: Happy Valentine’s Day! Picture it: Marco Polo is going speed-dating. He has to communicate his importance to Europe, Asia and the world (!) in just 1 minute! With your group members, write his speed- dating speech and be prepared to share. Be sure to touch on his key accomplishments. =10 minutes Honors Global History Unit 5, Day 15 (Post NHD) GOLD WEEK, DAY 1 February 17-20 Objective(s): By the end of class, SWBAT: Discuss the significance of Marco Polo by reviewing homework assignments. Identify the key characteristics of Mesoamerican civilizations by reading and recording key info from the TB. Homework: Read, annotate and take notes on key points and vocabulary on ONE assigned TB section. Come prepared to teach a classmate about your section next class.

2. 1. Warm Up 2.Objective, Agenda, Announcements 3. Marco Polo and the Silk Road recap 4. Mesoamerica Quiz: Vocab + Monday, Feb 23 Trade Route Assignment Due Tues, Feb 24 Agenda

3. Return NHD papers

4. Directions: Read, annotate and take notes on key points and vocab and ONE of the following sets of text: The First Complex Societies of Mesoamerica, 8000BCE-500CE, TB pp. 87-90 Maya: The Classic Age of the Maya, 250-910 CE, pp. 90-96 (6-7 students) Aztec: The Aztec Empire of Mexico, 1325-1519, pp. 325-238 (6-7 students) Andeans: The Peoples of the Andes, 3100BCE-1000CE, pp 98-100 Inca: The Inca Empire, 1400-1532, pp. 328-330 (6 students) You may create a google doc for your assigned group (shared with your group members and Ms. Kowalew). All students must contribute and be prepared to teach another classmate about your subject matter. Mesoamerica

5. ● Be sure to check the powerpoint notes on Haiku ● Get the following hard copy handouts from the course binder: ● None If you missed class…