This was not shot in Mexico, but it inspired Mexico City to host for the first time ever a parade similar to it!
A short video cartoon
La Santa Cecilia's music video to the song "Calaverita"
Hot Tamale Activities
Create a blog post on your Spanish blog and include at least 2 of the following
A summary in your own words what Day of the Dead celebrates, where is it celebrated, and how it is celebrated.
Who would you honor on Day of the Dead? What would you put on an altar for this person? What is their favorite food? Passtime? Include a photo of this person and explain why they are important to you.
How do you remember friends and family that are no longer living?
Include images that you have found of Day of the Dead and explain what is happening.
Include a video that explains/shows something about Day of the Dead and summarize the video in your own words.
Compare Day of the Dead and Halloween. How are they similar? How are they different?
Above is a 10 min. long video about reasons to learn a new language. They are
In order to really understand a culture you need to be able to speak their language
Speaking more languages has been shown to delay dementia, and multi-lingual speakers are better at multi-tasking than speakers of just one language
Languages are fun! Learning to speak in different word order is like driving on the different side of a street in another country.
It's never been easier to teach yourself another language.
"It won't change your mind but it certainly will blow your mind"
Hot Tamale Activities
Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete one of the following tasks
Which of the reasons John McWhorter gives was most convincing to you? Explain your answer
What are you personal 4 reasons you want to lean another language?
McWhorter ends his presentation with the quote "It won't change your mind but it certainly will blow your mind" - give details about a time learning Spanish has blown your mind.
What makes this presentation good? Identify 5 things McWhorter does that makes his presentation good/great.
Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio
and complete one of the following tasks.
Summarize 3-5 facts that are provided in the infographic in your own words in complete sentences in English. Explain why this information stood out to you.
Pokémon Go was the thing to do this summer, all around the world.
Look at the following infographics and see what you can understand
Hot Tamale Activities
Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio
and complete one of the following tasks.
Select one of the infographics and translate 3-5 lines using translate.google.com, then re-write it in your own words.
Between the two infographics identify 5-10 cognates - words that look and sound the same in Spanish and English (Pokémon Go is a proper noun so it doesn't count)
Would you want to play Pokémon Go in a Spanish speaking country? Explain why or why not.
And then there is this... that cannot be described, only viewed.
Are you one of those curious students who sits in class, listens to me speak Spanish, and wonder "How did Spanish come to be?" Well check out this video below.
Hot Tamale Activities
Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio
and complete one of the following tasks based on the information above.
Summarize this video in your own words.
Make a timeline (either on an electronic document, online, or by hand and take a photo of it and insert it into your blog post) including 5-8 important dates mentioned in this video.
Explain what other languages influenced the Spanish language. Provide 3-5 examples.
Create a new blog post on your Spanish blog portfolio and answer one of the following questions in complete sentences in English.
Which traditional dish from Puebla would you like to eat? Explain what is in the dish, how it is made, and why you would like to try that dish. Include a photo of the dish.
Reflect on the photos that I took in Puebla. What do you see? What does it make you wonder? Include 3 photos in your post.
In English we have different words for the same thing like
you all, y'all, yinz
soda, pop, Coke
gumband, rubber-band
sub, sandwich, grinder, foot-long, hoagie
Well Spanish has the same thing, and boy can it be confusing! A few websites are trying to help, (see the previous post Same Language Different Translations)
You may remember that I mention that many people don't refer to citizens of the United States as Americans, (see We're All Americans), many say "United-State-an" but in Spanish, which is estadounidense. But there are other ways too!
It's a common narrative that people from Latin America who are trying to move to the United States are seeking a better life for themselves. Many students often wonder why the quality of life in other countries is different than how many of us live in the United States.
You might not realize it, but we are all part of a global community. Watch the following videos to learn about how you are part of a global community, and the global economy.
Hot Tamale Activities
Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and answer 3 of the following questions in complete sentences based on these videos.
In your own words, what does being a global citizen mean to you?
What do you want to see improve in the world?
What did you learn about the global economy or other people in the world that you did not know before?
After watching these videos, what can you do while you are at City High to prepare yourself to be a caring, competent and successful global citizen?
Many celebrities speak Spanish! This helps them communicate with fans from Spanish speaking countries. I've mentioned Will Smith before, and now it's time to highlight more!
Lupita Nyong'o speaks Spanish - watch the video to see if you can answer the following questions.
