AMLA+612+Tech+Module+1

=Technology Module 1 = Spanish Level 1 will complete the tasks in English, Spanish Levels 2-5 will complete the tasks in Spanish

**Objectives: **
1. TSWBAT compare and contrast the Mexican concept of death with the American concept and demonstrate this by answering questions in written form. 2. TSWBAT navigate the class wiki, answer the essential questions on the correct page, effectively watch the video, and answer the post-viewing questions on their own Wiki page. 3. TSWBAT create and explain their own virtual ofrenda on a Wiki page

1. How do you remember someone who has died? 2. Can you think of any holidays in the U.S. where death is “celebrated”? Explain. 3. What are some symbols you associate with death? 4. Finish this statement: Death is.
 * Essential Questions: Please answer the following questions on our class wiki page before going any further. Be sure to include your name with your comments. **

====**Now watch the following videos about Día de los Muertos in Mexico. After watching, COPY AND PASTE the following questions to your own wiki page and answer them in complete sentences. **==== media type="custom" key="8276042"

media type="custom" key="8276056" How do Mexicans remember someone who has died? What are symbols that Mexicans associate with death, and what do they stand for? Now finish this statement with as much of a Mexican perspective as you can: Death is

*Pretend you are celebrating the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos. One of the important aspects of this holiday is the “ofrenda”. After watching the videos and answering the questions, create a page in your folder called, YOUR NAME’s Ofrenda. Explain what an ofrenda is in your own words. Then, choose someone to remember “the Mexican way” and “build” your ofrenda. Be sure to include the necessary traditional elements of the ofrenda, and then also personalize it. Explain each piece of your ofrenda and why you chose it.
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 * <span style="color: #2f0891; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">EXAMPLE OF OFRENDA: (Upper levels will do this in Spanish) **

<span style="color: #2f0891; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">I am building an ofrenda to remember my friend, David. David was a singer/songwriter who liked to wear a lot of tie-dye. First, I have included the traditional components of an ofrenda (A, B, and C). (A) symbolizes.... (B) symbolizes..... (C) symbolizes.... To make my ofrenda special, I included things that represent David, such as a picture of him, a tie-dyed item, a guitar pick, and one of my favorite songs that he would play. (then include it all, etc.- this is just a basic example- I want to see YOUR creativity!)

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