Weekly Outline: Day of the Dead

Last week you learned all about Heritage and Culture. You discovered how they affect you and I every day with elements such as clothes, food, jobs, and what we value. 

This week you will be diving deep into a study of one of the biggest celebrations, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. You will be learning about different aspects of this celebration including the history and even how Disney honored this tradition in their movie Coco. 

Don't forget to open your INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK! You will want to take notes!! (remember: it is in your Google Drive)

 

Learning Intentions

This week I will learn 

• How Disney gathered research to honor the people of Mexico with their movie Coco by watching a short documentary
• Learn about the history and elements that make up the Day of the Dead celebration through videos and readings

 

Standards

W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

W.6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; 

W.6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources

RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences are drawn from the text

L.6.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Success Criteria

I know I am successful when 

• • I demonstrate an understanding of Dia de los Muertos through an informational paragraph

TO DO LIST

After completion of this week's lessons, students will be submitting the following:

• Deep Dive into informational writing
• Coco Documentary questions
• Dia de los Muertos reading and questions
• Discussion
• Dia de los Muertos informational paragraph