Billboard Project - Welcome to Tenochtitlan

Name: _______________________________

Due Date: ____________________________

The Aztecs used illustrations and pictures instead of a written language to
communicate. These symbols were recorded in books called codices which
were folded like accordions. It would be very difficult for you to decode an
Aztec message but they communicated and recorded their lives in that
manner for many, many years.

Your assignment is to create a miniature billboard that would welcome

visitors to the city of Tenochtitlan. It must contain information that would be
found on a modern billboard in today’s world. You can use ideas from the
following list and add additional information as you like. Your sign should be
on 11”x17” paper, or 2 pieces of 8.5”x11” paper.

Include the following important information:

● POPULATION
● DATE THE CITY WAS ESTABLISHED
● MOTTO
● SYMBOLS/GRAPHICS/PICTURES
● AT LEAST ONE TEXTBOOK/PRINT
SOURCE CITATION
● AT LEAST ONE ONLINE SOURCE

Your graphics should indicate the unique

things that Tenochtitlan had to offer:
mountains, aqueducts, chinampa,
causeways, lake, temples, types of
crops grown, climate.

Create a billboard that is informative,

easy to understand and clear to any visitor
entering the city. Your billboard should:

● include all of the above information.

● show that you have put forth an adequate amount of effort and care. include colour,
fonts and good design practices.
● look professional and appealing in appearance.
● be an original design and not simply a copy of someone else’s

Excellent (4)
Required Students have clearly
Information incorporated all of the
required elements of a
Billboard. All pieces are also
correct, and provide
excellent information for
visitors.
Unique Student has provided many
Features of interesting features of the
Tenochtitlan Aztec City, and presents
them in a way which is very
engaging for the audience.
All information is correct and
clearly represented.
Layout/Design Layout of the billboard is
Elements and impeccably done.
Images Information is clear, and
layout helps direct audience
through the entire work.
Spelling and Spelling and grammar is
Grammar error free.
Citation Citations are well done, and all in the same selected style
(APA or MLA)
Comments
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Rubric
Proficient (3)
Students have
incorporated most of the
required elements of a
billboard. All provided
pieces of information are
correct, and provide
mostly appropriate
information for visitors.
Students has provided
many interesting features,
but engagement might be
off on some, or a few
pieces of information is
incorrect, or slightly
unclear.
Layout of the bill board is
well done. There is no
cramping of various items,
but flow is not even or
equal.
Spelling and grammar may
have a few issues, but
nothing that is a major
impact to the project.
Approaching (2) Poor (1)
Students have students have provided
incorporated some little required information,
required information. and/or the information is
Some pieces are often incorrect.
incorrect, or provide
inappropriate information
for visitors.
Student has provided Student has provided little
some interesting or no information about
features, but the unique features. If
information is often information is provided it
unengaging, or confusing is disjointed and/or
to the audience. confusing.
Layout and use of colour Layout, colour and images
is sometimes confusing, is confusing and detracts
or reduce the readability from the project, making it
of the assignment. more difficult to dissect
the project.
spelling and grammar Spelling and grammar
have multiple issues that have errors throughout,
are impacting to the and provides a major
project. distraction from the
project.
Citations have errors within, or are not in the same
style (APA or MLA)