Display the news reports for other classes to view. Remind students to include a key that explains any symbols they use to show power shifts between the city-states. Have students prepare written reports to accompany their maps and allow time for group presentations. Back to Top 1. Discuss why deciphering Maya hieroglyphs was important to the understanding of their history and culture.
Students present a complete news report about an event from the Maya classical period.
The news report only contains a few of the features of its medium, but the whole group participates. There is not full group participation. Thousand Words Encourage students to invent their own systems of hieroglyphs. Suggest that they use the hieroglyphs to report the news event from the activity above, write a fictitious story about the reign of a Maya king, or retell a Maya folktale. Remind students to include a glossary so that others can decipher their hieroglyphs.