1. Monday Warm Up 11/2 Warm Up Question: List one thing you know about Mexican Culture. Quote of the Week: Don’t take the big picture and make it wallet size.

2. Day Of The Dead

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4. History 500 years ago, when the Spanish conquistadors landed in the place that is now called Mexico, they found natives practicing a ritual for the dead. It was ritual that the indigenous people had been practicing for 3,000 years. It was a ritual that the Spanish tried to erase without success. Today this ritual is called Dia de los Muertos or Dead Of The Dead.

5. History Mexicans don’t celebrate Halloween. They celebrate Day Of The Dead. This is a religious day very similar to All Saint’s Day. The majority of hispanics are catholics, a part of christiandom. They believe that the spirits don’t die. They believe that the dead live in limbo, where they stay until they return to visit their families.

6. The Offering They set a table with a white tablecloth decorated with various things. Some of them may include: Decorative cut paperflowersskeletons skulls candlesbread of the dead incensefoodcandy A photowatertowel soapsaltatole (a thick seasoned drink)

7. The Offering The offering is made up of four components: Earth Wind Water Fire

8. The Offering

19. The Cemetary Gravesite People go to the gravesites of family members or dead friends. They put a lot of flowers, skeletons, sculls made of sugar, candles, food, candy, etc. Then, they have a candle-light vigil to remember the spirits of the departed. Preparation for Day Of The Dead begins up to 2 weeks before the celebration.

20. Special Days November 1st : The Little Angels. (children that have died) November 2nd : The Dead. (adults that have died)

21. At The Cemetery Hispanics go to the cemetery of the deceased and decorate their gravesites. They put flowers, food, and many candles. They stay until midnight continuing the candle-light vigil remembering their loved ones.

22. The Gravesites at the Cemetery

31. Bread of the Dead

33. Skulls

40. Flowers

42. Decoratively Cut Paper

46. Music and Dance The dancers carry calacas (artistic skeletons), pretending that the souls are visiting and doing a dance. The drums are the most important part of the music associated with the supernatural to cause vitality and rhythm.

47. Calacas Calacas are skeletons used by dancers and are always used for the decoration of the Offering and on fireplaces. They are made by artists and are sold for decoration.

48. Calacas

51. Catrina Catrina is the most recognizable symbol for Day of the Dead. She is now a calacas and was painted by José Guadalupe Posada, a famous artist from Mexico.

52. Works of José Guadalupe Posada

53. The End

54. Tuesday Warm Up 11/3 Warm Up Question: List one thing you learned about the Day of the Dead. Quote of the Week: Don’t take the big picture and make it wallet size.

55. What will I learn today? Know Mexico Culture Occupation Do Use the internet to research a famous person from Mexico and complete a biography worksheet

56. Today’s Goal Fill in your person’s quick facts from biography.com Answer the questions. Start your powerpoint. –Create three slides: A title slide with your person’s name and picture A slide with the quick facts A slide explaining the questions under the quick facts.

57. Wednesday Warm Up 11/4 Warm Up Question: Who are you researching Quote of the Week: Don’t take the big picture and make it wallet size.

58. Today’s Goal Learn about your person’s job. Start at biography.com to answer the questions on your worksheet. If you cannot answer all questions from biography.com, feel free to google for the answer. Create one slide –Use the information from your sheet to create a slide about your person’s job –Include at least one picture

59. Thursday Warm Up 11/4 Warm Up Question: List your person’s name and where they are from. Quote of the Week: Don’t take the big picture and make it wallet size.

60. Today’s Goal Learn about your person’s personal life! Start at biography.com to answer the questions on your worksheet. If you cannot answer all questions from biography.com, feel free to google for the answer. Create one slide –Use the information from your sheet to create a slide about your person’s personal life –Include at least one picture

61. Friday Warm Up 11/4 Warm Up Question: List your person’s name and one fact about them. Quote of the Week: Don’t take the big picture and make it wallet size.

62. Presentations Be quiet while others are presenting You will be graded on: –Information –Slides (having them all) –Pictures –Ability to present loudly