Día de los Muertos Amy Annalora EDU 505 Professor Harrison Yang

Introduction Tonight is your first night in Mexico for your school trip. Before bed, you start to close your shades, when you notice numerous people in the cemetery. to close your shades, when you notice numerous people in the cemetery. Frantically, you call your Spanish teacher. She assures you that everything is okay, because it is November 2nd. Today the Mexican people are celebrating Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead, which is a very important holiday in their culture.

Introduction Continued Is it actually okay to celebrate a person’s death? Is it actually okay to celebrate a person’s death? When does one’s “life” end? When does one’s “life” end? Is Día de los Muertos similar to any holiday Is Día de los Muertos similar to any holiday that we celebrate in the United States? States?

Task You will work in a group of four students to complete a Webquest about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos. You will work in a group of four students to complete a Webquest about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos. Each group member will focus on one aspect of this holiday. Each group member will focus on one aspect of this holiday. As a guide, you will use the provided questions and websites to help you research your topic. As a guide, you will use the provided questions and websites to help you research your topic. You and your group members will put all of your information together and present it to those on your trip through a PowerPoint or Posters. You and your group members will put all of your information together and present it to those on your trip through a PowerPoint or Posters.

Process Step #1: Topic Assignments Sit with the three other students in your group. Sit with the three other students in your group. Decide which group member will research each topic. Decide which group member will research each topic. The topics: The topics: 1.) History 1.) History 2.) Food 2.) Food 3.) Art 3.) Art 4.) Comparing and Contrasting 4.) Comparing and Contrasting With Other Holidays With Other Holidays

Process Step #2: Survey Worksheet Fill out the survey worksheet, which is where you will record your group members, which aspect each individual in your group will be researching, and how your group will present the information to the class (PowerPoint or Posters). Fill out the survey worksheet, which is where you will record your group members, which aspect each individual in your group will be researching, and how your group will present the information to the class (PowerPoint or Posters). SURVEY WORKSHEET

Process Step #3: Research Your Topic Explore the provided websites about the topic that you choose. Explore the provided websites about the topic that you choose. Jot down any information pertinent to your topic and make sure to answer the provided questions. Jot down any information pertinent to your topic and make sure to answer the provided questions. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Process Step #3: Research Your Topic Continued Copy and paste any images and/or clipart that you want to use in your presentation into Microsoft Word. Copy and paste any images and/or clipart that you want to use in your presentation into Microsoft Word. Make sure to keep track of any sites you take information from, because you will need to include a bibliography with all of your group’s resources. Make sure to keep track of any sites you take information from, because you will need to include a bibliography with all of your group’s resources.

Process Step #4: Create Group Presentation Once everyone has found all of their information, together you will create one PowerPoint or 4 posters for a group presentation. Once everyone has found all of their information, together you will create one PowerPoint or 4 posters for a group presentation.

Resources History /jkdayofthedead.html /jkdayofthedead.html orig.html orig.html aydead/dia_muertos_Mexico/index.php aydead/dia_muertos_Mexico/index.php

Resources Food dayofthedead.htm dayofthedead.htm

Resources Art ada.html ada.html ml ml rflowers.html rflowers.html ml ml

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Evaluation Survey Worksheet You and your group completed the entire worksheet with all the necessary information. You and your group completed the entire worksheet, but one item was missing. You and your group completed the entire worksheet, but was missing 1-2 items. You and your group did not complete the worksheet and/or was missing 3 or more items. Productivity in Class In class, you stayed on-task the entire time and worked well with your group. In class, you were on-task most of the time and worked well with your group. In class, you often had to be reminded to stay on-task and/or you had some troubles working with your group. In class, you never were on-task and/or you had numerous problems working with your group. Presentation Content You answered all of the provided questions with a lot of detail. You answered all of the provided questions with some detail. You did not answer 1-2 questions. You did not answer 3 or more questions.

Evaluation Continued Visual Attractiveness Your poster or PowerPoint was very neat and organized with colorful pictures. Your poster or PowerPoint was neat and mostly organized with some pictures. Your poster or PowerPoint was messy in some places, not extremely organized, and only a couple of pictures. Your poster or PowerPoint was very messy, unorganized, and/or did not include any pictures. Oral Presentation Your part of the presentation looked well rehearsed. You spoke loud and clear and made eye contact with the audience. Your part of the presentation looked somewhat rehearsed. You spoke in loud and clear and made some eye contact with the audience. Your part of the presentation did not look very rehearsed. You spoke quietly and/or too fast. You attempted to make eye contact at least once with the audience. Your part of the presentation did not looked rehearsed at all. The audience could not hear and/or understand your. OR You did not make eye contact at all with the audience. Bibliography All of the web sites that you used were stated correctly in the bibliography during your presentation. You left out one website, but the rest were stated correctly in the bibliography during your presentation. You left out two to three websites from the bibliography, but at least one was stated correctly during your presentation. You did not state any websites that were used in your researching during your presentation.

Conclusion What great teachers you all are! Thanks to you, everyone on the trip now knows all about Día de los Muertos. Also, now you will be able to help any other tourists that you meet in Mexico to understand that the Mexican people actually celebrate death. You so worked hard while learning that cultures celebrate death differently, so now go out and enjoy the festivities by having some pan de muerte and atole de leche.