Make your project with love, colorful and attention to detail – this is the essence of El Día de los Muertos and will help you gain a deeper perspective of why people in Mexico, the USA and other places make altars to remember their loved-ones who have passed away. Your centerpiece should be the photograph of the difunto(a). Do not use clip art or computer images, except on your written paper, power point or Prezi slide show. Make the decorations for your altar out of clay or construction paper or you may want to buy miniature toys or 3-dimensional stickers used for scrapbooking.

You must not place anything of value or heavy objects on your altar, because it will be publicly displayed in the Library, in the Main Hallway display cases or pinned to the bulletin boards.

Do you have another idea? Clear it with the teacher first.

A skit from the perspective of the difunto(a) or the altar-maker.

a painting, drawing, sculpture, song, or mobile) Select one of these ways to present your altar:

The El Día de los Muertos Grade Sheet filled out and glued on the back.

Sources: websites (Name & URL) and who you interviewed and date.įirmly glue this paper on the side(s) or back of your altar next to your grade sheet.

A written remembrance of the life of the difunto(a), and.

A summary of El Día de los Muertos and the Mexican perspective on how life is celebrated and death is viewed, compared with your own concept of death,.Tu nombre, hora y fecha on the upper right-hand corner,.Your written paper, 1 page, typed, single-spaced, and 12 font size, which includes:.You must not place any valuables or heavy items. Decorations of the traditional symbols of this celebration and “favorite” items representing your difunto(a) firmly glued onto el altar.The centerpiece: a copy of a photograph of the difunto(a) in a handmade “frame”.You will include the following light-weight items firmly glued on your altar: You will decorate your altar with cultural symbols and items celebrating the life of the difunto(a), the person who has passed away. You will create a unique and colorfully beautiful altar dedicated to someone special. Create a cultural product that is personal and meaningful for public display.Compare and contrast El Día de los Muertos holiday, the song Celebra la Vida by Axel Fernando, and your own personal views on how life is celebrated.Explain the Mexican perspective of life and death.Examine the practices of how this holiday is celebrated.Identify and define the products used in El Día de los Muertos.This project and the grade sheet are due on: el jueves, el 9 de octubre de 2014. You will present your altar to your peers and have it displayed publicly. On your altar, you will put traditional and symbolic items that celebrate the life of your loved-one. Your cultural project is called el altar. You will research and create a cultural project dedicated to someone who has passed away, for example, a beloved family member or friend, a famous person, a beloved pet, or a cause or event, such as, people who have died of aids, cancer, in a war or a natural disaster. You are an artist, a professor or a curious tourist wanting to know more about this event. Really losing them.” From one more day by Mitch AlbomĮl Día de los Muertos is a popular Mexican celebration remembering, honoring and respecting the memory of loved-ones who have passed away. “Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from

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