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El Día de los Muertos en México

Antes de leer

1.Escribe una lista de palabras que asocias con la muerte.

Echemos un vistazo

Ve a la página del Día de Muertos en Michoacán y responde a las siguientes preguntas.

1. Escribe cinco cognados que encuentres en la lectura mientras le eches un vistazo.

2. Escribe seis alimentos que encuentres en la lectura mientras lees de volada.

A ver, ¿qué comprendió?

1. Prepara un resumen de la celebración del día de los muertos en Michoacán, México.

2. Describe lo que ves en el altar de los muertos de la página Las ofrendas en los altares de muertos.

Aplicación

Dibuja un altar que prepararías para un pariente difunto a quien querías mucho o para un personaje famoso (recuerda que debes incluir fotos, cosas, comidas, y bebidas que el difunto o la difunta disfrutaba en vida.)

Extensión

Escribe una composición de ciento cincuenta palabras sobre un familiar difunto o un personaje famoso difunto. Luego preséntala a la clase con fotos u otros materiales.

Preparado por Miguel Leyto

Santa Barbara, California

Agosto 2, 2000

El Día de los Muertos en México

Teacher Lesson Plan

Miguel Leyto

Language: Spanish

Level: IV

Grade Level: 11-12

 

Objectives

• Students will be able to read and understand the Day of the Dead in México by reading the appropriate text on the internet.
• The students will demonstrate their knowledge by making an altar of a family member or a famous person who has passed away . The students will also decorate the altar with things and foods the family member or famous person enjoyed while he or she was alive.

Materials

• Computer with access to the Information Superhighway.
• Student worksheet

Procedure

• Ask students to list words that are associated with death.
• Ask students to describe what they see in the photos of the altar.
• Ask students to scan the text about the altar and to list five cognates and to share them with a friend.
• Ask students to scan the text about the altar and to list six food and to share them with a friend.
• Ask students to click to get to the appropriate page about the altar and ask them to read carefully for thorough understanding.
• Ask them to write a summary about the celebration of the Day of the Dead in the amigo country of Mexico in the state of Michoacán.

Applications and extensions

• Design their own altar about a deceased family member or a famous person.
• Decorate the altar with things and food the family member or the famous person enjoyed while he or she was alive.
• Make them write a composition of one hundred and fifty words about a family member or a famous person. Then present it to the class with photos and other pertinent materials.