A second strategy to introduce argumentative writing is to reveal two essays on the same topic--one that's written persuasively and one that's written argumentatively. Before writing arguments with two sides represented, they have to be able to identify them in anchor papers.
Maya civilization. The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic scriptâthe only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americasâas well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.
The Maya led by Pacal is a civilization available in vanilla Civilization 5. It requires the Gods and Kings expansion pack. Primarily inhabiting regions of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize from the 3rd to 10th centuries AD, the Mayan people lived in a network of independent kingdoms sharing a common culture and religion.