Homework 10/26-10/30

6-1:   Quiz Monday 10/26.  No class Friday due to Red Ribbon Week event.

6-2:   We will be learning about "el dia de los muertos" and how it is celebrated in Mexico.  Friday --Dia de los Muertos video worksheet due on Wednesday 11/4.  Extra credit--make pan de muerto for you and your family.

6-3:  Quiz Wednesday 10/28.

7-1:

Tuesday 10/27--Oral presentations today!

Wednesday--10/28 Day of the Dead homework (see below) --choose one of the five options--due Friday 10/30.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--due Thursday 11/5.

Tarea- El Día de los Muertos--Write about one of the following topics.  

1)       Compare and contrast Halloween and El Día de los Muertos.  How are Halloween celebrations different from El Día de los Muertos celebrations?  In what ways are they similar?

2)       El Día de los Muertos has often been compared to Halloween but there are many differences.  Why is El Día de los Muertos celebrated in Mexico and Central America?  Why is Halloween celebrated in the United States?

3)     Most cultures honor their departed loved ones in special ways.  Compare and contrast how the dead are honored in Mexico and the United States (or another country of your choice).

4)     Write a poem about El Día de los Muertos.

5)     Write a short story about El Día de los Muertos.

7-2:

Monday 10/26--Oral Presentations today.

Thursday 10/29-Day of the Dead homework (see above in 7-1) --choose one of the five options--due Friday 10/30.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--due Wednesday 11/4.

7-3:

Monday 10/26--Oral presentations today.

Wednesday --10/28--Day of the Dead homework (see above in 7-1) --choose one of the five options--due next Monday 11/2.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--also due Monday 11/2.

8-1: 

Monday 10/26--Esqueleto oral presentations today.

Thursday 10/29 --Finish esqueleto oral presentations.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--due Monday 11/2.

8-2

 Tuesday 10/27--Esqueleto oral presentations today.

Wednesday 10/28 --Finish esqueleto oral presentations.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--due Monday 11/2.

8-3:

 Tuesday 10/27--Rough drafts handed back today.  Presentations on Thursday.

Thursday 10/29--Esqueleto oral presentations today.

Friday 10/30--Finish esqueleto oral presentations.

Extra-Credit Assignment--make pan de muerto.  Bring in a photo and/or the recipe signed by a parent--also due Thursday 11/5.