Lesson: TOPIC: Dia de los Muertos

OBJETIVOS:

Students will be able to:

-Understand the cultural significance of Día de los Muertos traditions.

-Define Día de los Muertos and explain how the holiday honors the deceased .

- Talk about masculino - femenino - articles

ENGAGE:

EXPLORE:

EXPLAIN:

Monarch butterflies

Monarch butterflies are very special to the Purépecha; they represent the souls of their loved ones that are coming back to visit on Day of the Dead, which coincides with the arrival of the monarch butterfly to their wintering site in Mexico.

ELABORATE:

Art project