| Title: Celebrando
en Mexico |
| Subject: Foreign
Language |
| Grade Level: 9
- 12 |
| Overview:
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| Students will research holidays in Mexico using a Trackstar.
Students will investigate customs of various holidays, the
significance of the holidays in Mexican history and culture, and draw
comparisons to American celebrations. |
| Approximate
Duration: 2-3 class periods (50 min.) |
Content Standards:
- Cultures: Practices
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the practices (patterns of social interactions) and
perspectives (meanings, attitudes, values, ideas) of the target
cultures.
- Connections: Reinforcement
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other
disciplines through the second language.
- Connections: Acquisition
Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive
viewpoints that are available only through the second language and
its cultures.
- Comparison: Concept of Culture
Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture
through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
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Benchmarks:
- CL-1-E1
using appropriate verbal and nonverbal behaviors reflecting
formal and informal situations; (1)
- CL-1-E2
describing and evaluating commonly held generalizations about
the target cultures; (1,2,3)
- CL-1-E3
identifying, organizing, and/or participating in cultural
practices such as games, sports, and entertainment; (1,5)
- CL-1-E4
identifying and explaining significant factors (historical,
geographic, economic, political) that impact cultural practices;
(4)
- CL-1-E5
integrating culturally embedded words, phrases, and idioms in
everyday communication; (1)
- CL-1-E6
describing social customs related to religion, school,
government, family life, folklore, and holidays; (3,4,5)
- CP-2-E1
identifying and comparing perspectives and practices of the
target culture with those of the native culture; (1,4,5)
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Interdisciplinary Connections:
- English/Language Arts : Standard 1
Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials,
using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
- English/Language Arts : Standard 5
Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a
variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to
acquire and communicate knowledge.
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Educational Technology Standards:
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Internet use and other
resources consistent with acceptable use policies including the
legal consequences of plagiarism and the need for authenticity in
student work through an understanding of copyright issues.
- Use appropriate technology to locate, retrieve, organize,
analyze, evaluate, and communicate information for problem solving
and decision making.
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Objectives:
TLW:
1. Identify events of historical or cultural significance which are
the basis of holidays in Mexico.
2. Describe the methods of celebrating different holidays in Mexico.
3. Identify the historical figures related to various holidays.
4. Discuss the religious significance of specific Mexican holidays.
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Lesson
Materials and Resources:
Teacher-made worksheet listing questions to be answered.
Pen, liquid paper |
Technology
Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
PC with Internet access
Websites:
TrackStar ID 136576
<http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=136576>
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Background
Information:
Students should be able to access the Trackstar website. They must
also be able to read and comprehend, as well as reading for specific
details. |
Lesson
Procedures:
1. TTW introduce the lesson with a brief discussion of holiday customs
in the U.S. TTW ask students if they think Mexican people celebrate
the same holidays and in the same way.
2. TTW give students a copy of the worksheet which contains the
questions.
3. TLW access the TrackStar website.
4. TLW begin reading and answering the questions from the TrackStar.
TLW write answers to questions as they find them.
5. TTW monitor student progress and assist as needed.
6. Closing activities will involve group discussions of various
holidays, the manner in which they are celebrated, the significance of
the holiday. Students will also be encouraged to compare the ways in
which we celebrate and the way Mexicans celebrate the same holidays.
Ask students to discuss/think about Mexican customs which they might
enjoy incorporating into their own celebrations. |
Assessment
Procedures:
Students will turn in worksheet and TTW check for completion and
accuracy. |
Accommodations/Modifications:
Students with reading difficulties could work with a partner or could
print copies of the various websites and work from a hard copy instead
of the monitor.
----- written by
Linda Duckworth
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Reproducible
Materials:
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Explorations
and Extensions:
Students may could pick a holiday and make a dish or craft item
related to the celebration to share with the class. |
Lesson
Development Resources:
TrackStar ID 136576 |
Contact
Information:
Linda Duckworth
ducknest.1@juno.com
Wossman High |
