What kind of religion and culture is described

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Periodically, you will have an important (grade-wise) essay assignment-- the Discussion Board Essay. Please see the Deadlines in the syllabus on when these are due. Every week there is an Online, Primary Source Reading Assignment with a question prompt associated with it. See the syllabus for all of these in the Course Schedule.

For this first Discussion Board Assignment you will be asked to choose ONE and only ONE of the following primary sources:

OPTION 1: Native American creation myth "the Popul Vuh. Links to an external site."

Primary Source: "The Popul Vuh"Links to an external site.

Question Prompt: What kind of religion and culture is described in Central America by this piece?

OPTION 2: Online Primary Source: "Hernan Cortes, Second Letter"

Discussion Board Essay Question: What does this letter tell you about the author's intentions and plans for the Aztec court?

Textbook Reading: Chapter 1

Please follow the following grading rubric (included in the syllabus):

*DO NOT ATTACH FILES: POST YOUR ESSAY.*

Grading Rubric for Discussion Board Essays (graded out of 100% per essay). Possible -15% for each category

minimum (up to 15% reduction); no maximum length.
Answers the question or other strongly relevant question in an organized way (up to 20% reduction)
Presents direct quotation or evidence from document at hand (up to 10% reduction)
Uses standard English, grammar, and spelling (up to 10% reduction)
Written in the form of essay with appropriate paragraphing (up to 10% reduction)
A Reply Post is due by the Friday (Sept 9) after the deadline for this Discussion Board Essay (respond to one of your peers' essay)

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