Fiesta Day!!! Día de los Muertos

What

Fiesta Day!!! Día de los Muertos

When

11/1/2022

Standard: Cultural Comparisons
Learning Target: Identify Facts about Mexico. Identify typical Mexican Foods.
Success Criteria: Explain the reasons behind Mexico’s Independence Day, as well as “El Grito.” I can describe different Mexican dishes.
Intro Connection: Compare U.S. Holidays list to Mexico’s Holiday list (google)
Direct Instruction, Guided Practice:

FIESTA! Explain your item you brought, how it was cooked.

Take Notes: What is the Zócalo? Zócalo - a main square of a town. Sometimes it is the center of government, sometimes it is a park surrounded by cafe’s and businesses. A gathering place for many of the townspeople to socialize and pasear (stroll)
What is "El Grito?" - Literally, it means, “The shout,” and is a remembrance of the cry of the people when Mexico rallied to gain independence from Spain began in 1810, and finally accomplished in 1821 after a ten year war.
What is the event that is commemorated on Mexico's Independence Day?El grito The cry of Father Hidalgo rallying the Mexican people to defy the Spanish government!
What day each year is Mexico's Independence Day celebrated? September 16
How do Americans celebrate our own July 4, our Independence Day?

View Diego Rivera's murals on the walls of the Palacio Nacional. (The National palace where the president of Mexico lives on the Zócalo (main square and center of government in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico)
https://www.google.com/search?q=diego+rivera+mural+in+mexico+city&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS807US808&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB9-u4najuAhWvslkKHQP-B3AQ_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=1280&bih=631&surl=1&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=qqyRGks41o2nAM
Assessment: Gauge by Monitoring
Summarizer: Ticket out the Door: Name one thing you think is cool AND different about Mexico’s traditions compared to our own here in the U.S.

Homework: No