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.
