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Goal

The goal of this project is to improve my students’ Spanish literacy skills while giving them the opportunity to learn about an important cultural tradition. My students come into Spanish with very different levels of reading ability and vocabulary, so the expectations for the project will increase as students move from Spanish 1 to Spanish 3.

Students will read Spanish texts about the history, traditions, symbols, and meaning of Día de los Muertos. They will practice reading for understanding, learning vocabulary through context, and using information from what they read in their own writing.

Spanish 1: Students will identify key vocabulary and basic information from the readings and write simple sentences in Spanish about Día de los Muertos and their calavera.

Spanish 2: Students will identify main ideas and supporting details, use context to understand unfamiliar vocabulary, and write a short paragraph in Spanish explaining important traditions and the meaning behind their calavera.

Spanish 3: Students will read more detailed texts in Spanish, summarize information, make cultural connections, and write a more developed explanation using information from their readings.

To culminate the unit, students will create their own calavera magnets and traditional tissue-paper flowers. Their artwork and Spanish writing will come together to create a large Día de los Muertos wall display that represents what we learned throughout the unit. 

 

Category

CTE Focused -  

 

What will be done with my students

October 28: Students will learn about Día de los Muertos through Spanish readings, vocabulary, comprehension activities, and discussion. Activities will be adjusted for Spanish 1, 2, and 3.
October 29: Students will complete their Spanish writing activity using what they learned from the readings.
October 30: Culminating project day. Students will decorate their calavera magnets and create tissue-paper flowers. Their writing and artwork will then be combined to create our Día de los Muertos wall display.
November 2: The completed Día de los Muertos wall will be ready for the entire school to view, giving students the opportunity to share their Spanish learning and cultural project with the school community. 

 

Benefits to my Students

Learning a language is much more than memorizing vocabulary and grammar. I want my students to understand the cultures behind the language they are learning. Hands-on cultural experiences can be difficult to provide because purchasing enough materials for every student becomes expensive very quickly.

This grant will allow every student to participate and give them an opportunity to take what they have learned in Spanish and turn it into something they can create and share with the entire school.

At the end of the unit, students will complete a comprehension check to measure their understanding of the readings, vocabulary, and cultural information covered during the project. 

 

Budget Narrative

1. Calavera magnet kits – Students will decorate their own calavera as part of the Día de los Muertos unit.
2. Tissue-paper flower kits – Students will create traditional-inspired flowers from this holiday to add to the final display.
 

 

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