1520:  The Magic Car and the Aztecs

By:  Wilson

One day I woke up, and I went outside to play and I saw this blue, beautiful car.  It had a paper that said “FOR WILSON.”  I looked inside and the keys were there.  So I drove to Antony’s house.  Morgan and Brian Lin were also there, so I said, “Come on!  This is my new car, let’s go!”

So we started driving and I could see the numbers 1520 on the front window.  Then every of thing turned black.  The car started going very fast.  All of my friends screamed, “AAAH! Wilson slow down!”

“It’s not me!” I shouted back.

Then there was a BOOM!  We got out of the car.  We were not in Kaohsiung.  We saw a city in a lake.  There were many people in white clothes.  There was a big temple built with huge blocks of stone  and decorated with paintings and carvings.

“Oh my gosh! I think we are in Tenochititlan.  Remember the movie about the Aztecs we saw in class?  This is the same!”

We looked and we saw a city in the lake and we could see big white temples.  Antony looked panicked and shouted,

“Yuck! Do you see the great temple? It is all cover with blood!”

“I bet those are from human sacrifices,” said Morgan.

“Ms. Chagaris said that the priest would cut their chest open and take their hearts out for the sun good.”

“Oh no!! Let’s get out of here!”  I said. But the car was broken.  We could not move.

Next we saw four Aztec warriors.  They were so scary.  They were dressed like jaguars and eagles.   They carried        a maquahuitl, a type of sword, made from wood about 3”-4” wide and 3”-4” long.  I think a maquahuitl could chop the head off a horse.  One of the warriors was carrying a spear, over seven feet long!  I almost fainted.

They took us and we needed to fight,the Spanish for them.  We practice to use clubs. They were made of wood, with embedded stone as the maquahuitl.  We were given eagle like clothing,  head dresses served as helmets and a simple decorated shield.

Antony, Morgan, Brian Lin and I killed many Spanish.  We were strong eagle warriors, but after three wars, we were all tired and home-sick.

One moonless night, we escaped and went back to the car, which an Aztec magic priest fixed.

The car brought us back to 2014 in KAS.  What an adventure!

Step 1:  Paper Mache a Ballon,   Step 2:  After it is try and hard, cut the shape in half and you can take out the balloon.  Step 3:Paint the mask in black. Step 4:Stick blue square card on the mask.

Halloween is a date celebrated on the night of October 31st. Its celebration is most practised in the United Statesand Canada. Children wear costumes and they go to peoples’ homes saying “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy.

The Aztecs market offers various goods and services. Their method of exchange was through tribute and trade. They bartered using different currencies, but the economy in Aztec life was essentially driven by this marketplace, the heart of the Aztec society.

A Tessellation (or Tiling) is when we cover a surface with a pattern of flat shapes so that there are no overlaps or gaps.

 The Tibetan word for a mandala, kyilkor (dkyil-‘khor), means literally “that which encircles a center,” goes around a center

In class we needed to create projects of our favorite independent reading book.

In Social Studies we were studying about the Mayans and so I created a movie about Mayan ART.  You can see my movie above:

What Type of Person I Am

By:  Wilson

Hi my name is Wilson Chen and l will tell you what kind of person l am.    My friends think I am caring because whenever they feel sad I cheer them up.

My mother thinks I am creative.  The reason why is because I always design my own airplane with legos.  I use different blocks and pieces to make my airplanes interesting.

My sister thinks I am funny, because I say silly jokes and dance strange movements.  They laugh joyfully.

I am proud of myself because animals like me.  I look after dogs for my neighbour when they go on holiday.

I am happy with who I am!

In Art Class we sculpted Mayan Glyphs out of clay.  The Mayans were an ancient civilization in the Americas and they had picture writing.  Their symbols were called glyphs.