WEB QUEST...Día de los Muertos

DUE Monday October 21st, worth 30 points

El Día de los Muertos, or the Days of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday honoring the dead. It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd). El Día de los Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of remembering and rejoicing.
Your job is to go on a web quest to find out more information about this holiday before we celebrate it in class.
¿Listo para empezar? Que la aventura comience…….
1. Primero Go to http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/history/
2. You will be able to answer the following questions by clicking on the various links found in this website.
3. You will also be able to answer questions by clicking on other websites that are provided for you.
Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper. You will turn this in for credit.

1. How long have indigenous people been practicing the ritual of day of the dead?
2. What do the skulls symbolize? What were they used for?
3. Define the following terms: alfeñique, angelitos, atole, calavera, calaveras, careta, cempasúchil, copalli, mole, ofrenda, pan de los muertos
4. Name some of the foods associated with Día de los Muertos.
5. Who are los angelitos?
6. What are the seven different aspects that make up the altar? Describe them.
7. When was All Souls' Day originally celebrated? http://www.mexweb.com/noche.htm

Also, please take a look at the project list below...all of you will have to complete a project for El Día de los Muertos...have in mind what project you would like to work on, we will sign up in class on Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the day that you come to class....the projects are limited, which means you should choose a few that look interesting to you, in case the one you want is full.

My hope is that you are able to reflect on the answers that you put down. You see, a wise person once said "A language cannot exist without a people and a people cannot exist without a language." When studying language, it is important to not only pay attention to the grammar rules, vocabulary, and so on, but also to realize that a language is dynamic, that it exists in a living context, and is the life-blood of a people/culture. I am sure that you have walked away with a deeper understanding of a celebration whish spans thousands of years and includes millions of people. Maybe you even have a new perspective on death. In any case, take these exercises and this knowledge and use them to increase your curiosity about the lives and traditions of people around the Spanish-speaking world. ¡¡¡GRACIAS!!!

DíA DE LOS MUERTOS:Projects

DUE Thursday October 31st - Periods 3,5,7
DUE Friday November 1st - Period 6

The following is a list of the different projects that you may choose from, be sure that you sign up with your teacher and that you don't just start working.....

A LOT OF THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE TOO HARD, YOU ARE WELCOME TO USE OTHER WEBSITES AND OR RESOURCES AS YOU COMPLETE YOUR PROJECTS.

A. Make pan de muerto for 12 people in class. This pan will also go on our altar.
http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/html/DeadDay/receta.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1506/pan.html
http://www.dayofthedead.com/

B. Help create an altar for our class. The web quest will help you know what types of items an altar has. Work with the people that sign up so that you build the altar as a group. Be prepared to present your altar. Have the class help you assemble the alter during the celebration in class. The class will make the papel picado, the pan de los muertos, and the sugar skulls. You need to provide everything else. Here is a picture of an alter -
http://www.mexweb.com/nochphot.htm
http://www.mexweb.com/muertos.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1506/arco.html
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkdayofthedead.html#altar, look at the part that says preparing the alter.

C. Make sugar skulls for our altar. Receipe at
http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/html/DeadDay/sugar.htm

D. Working with a partner teach your classmates the significance behind the calacas, make some examples of calacas. Get the sheet from your teacher, you will then help lead a station on the day of the celebration where your classmates will make calacas.
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/calacas.htm

E. Working with a partner teach some of your classmates how to make papel picado. We will have different stations and you will be the leader at this one. You should bring in string or yarn so that we can tie the papel picado together and string it up on the alter. The paper will be provided.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1506/papic.html
http://www.art.unt.edu/ntieva/news/vol_7/issue3/96falp11.htm

F. Working with a partner make Fruit Atole. There is a recipe at -
http://www.dayofthedead.com/,
this could be brought into the class in the morning in a crockpot so that it will stay warm.

G. Create an art piece depicting el Día de los Muertos. This can be in the form of a drawing, sculpture, or painting. It should be more than a 5 minute drawing on a piece of paper. For some extra help with this assignment look at :
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/mjmendoza/mjmdiadelasmuertos.html
http://www.arts-history.mx/posada/posada2.html
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/calacas.htm

H. Working with a partner create a power point presentation depicting actual celebrations in other countries. It should be about 3-4 minutes long and will be presented the day of the celebration.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/sdwells/oaxdd/sdwoaxacadaydead.html
http://muertos.palomar.edu/dayofthedead.htm

I. Working with a partner create a power point presentation about the history of El día de los Muertos. It should be about 3-4 minutes long and will be presented the day of the celebration.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkdayofthedead.html
http://muertos.palomar.edu/dayofthedead.htm

J. Make a map showing the countries where El Día de los Muertos is celebrated and present it to the class.

K. Write a paragraph describing the significance of the food on the alter of a Día de los Muertos festival and a paragraph about your favorite food and why it is your favorite. Then bring in some of your favorite food to share with the class.

L. Write a paragraph about the significance of the flowers on the alter and the traditional flowers that are used during the celebration. Then make flowers out of tissue paper to put on the alter.
http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/muertos/zempasuchil.html