Primero de Noviembre 2013

Feliz Dia de los Muertos

People across the Latin American world are busy in the cemeteries, cleaning and decorating the graves of their deceased family and friends.  Tonight is spent in the cemetery, spending time, telling stories listening to the music of the mariachis and connecting with the angelitos or children who have died.  Tomorrow is spent remembering the adults who have passed.
There are a number of activities going on around the city today and tomorrow. Students would benefit from being exposed to real Dia de los Muertos celebrations.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/30/day-ofthe-dead-sandiego/

Spanish 3-4
Students will be turning in their 20 point ofrenda projects on monday.
The project consists of three parts, one visual and two written.
Students are to assume the identity of a deceased family member or popular icon and create their own mini ofrenda or offering that shows the person's personality, favorite foods, drinks and activities.    1. The ofrenda is a calaca or catrina students have decorated with colors and images of the Dia de los Muertos. 
2. The second part, word processed on a separate piece of paper is a first person description of the difunto they have chosen to portray.  The writing should use the imperfect tense to talk about what they were like and what they used to do.
3. The third part is a description of what people typically do when celebrating El Dia de los Muertos.  This should be written in the present tense, because people still do it always, and should include the DDLM vocab and verbos.

Spanish1-2
Students will be turning in their 20 point ofrenda projects on monday.
The project consists of three parts, one visual and two written.
Students are to assume the identity of a deceased family member or popular icon and create their own mini ofrenda or offering that shows the person's personality, favorite foods, drinks and activities.    1. The ofrenda is a calaca or catrina students have decorated with colors and images of the Dia de los Muertos. 
2. The second part, word processed on a separate piece of paper is a first person description of the difunto they have chosen to portray.  The writing should use the present tense to talk about what they are like and what the like to do.
3. The third part is a description of what people typically do when celebrating El Dia de los Muertos.  This should be written in the present tense, because people still do it always, and should include the DDLM vocab and verbos.

We have seen a number of presentations, with images of el Dia de los Muertos, and students are encouraged to do their own research in order to find ideas and images they can use for their project.