Aztec Mural Project Reflection

Name: Vivian Phillips
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Project Title: Aztec Murals
Class:Interlandi Dates:5-5-08
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PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.







The purpose of this project to see if we could tie our murals to Aztec history. In order to learn about Aztec history we had to make a mural with Aztec symbols , gods, and stuff about the Aztec culture. We painted gods, important places, and monuments. We also had to learn what reaction and moods will our mural trigger. So we had to choose certain types of paints and paint in different types of shades.
WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.







I learned a lot about art in this project. In this project I learned how to mix paints to make different types of shades and colors. Also I learned which colors can trigger certain moods. I had to learn how to cooperate and how to give and take when it comes to my ideas. I learned what pictures and color were more pleasurable to the eye and which weren't pleasurable. I also learned about the gods and how they loved and feared. I also learned about how different our culture was to the Aztecs. For example: when the a man gets married his teacher is given an ax to show that he has broken away from childhood and is now a man and doesn't need his teacher any more.


REFLECTION
In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?








I enjoyed this project a lot because we got to paint(who doesn't love to paint), we were able to make our own choices when it came to deciding what went on the mural, and we got to trace, draw, and use our imaginations. I feel I could have done better on the cooperation part because sometimes I would do something to the mural without the groups consent. Also I would sometime argue with the empress about what we should put on the mural. Next time I would be able to give and take so I can get along better, but archive that goal I must learn to be more friendly and not get so stress when I comes to my grade. If I feel myself getting frustrated then I should take deep breaths and count to thirty. I hope this will help me archive my goal.

ARTIFACTS
You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?

The artifact is our mural. We had to paint it and tie it to Aztec history. We used pictures of the gods so that we could trace is on the mural and this is the link that we used:http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/ on Ms. Interlandi's project page on her blog