Holidays in Spanish-speaking Countries

test for credit

This WebQuest should take only a week to complete.  Work initially begins at the computers, but then extends to group discussion and then finally presentation organization.  Guide the students to critically analyze the meaning of each event/celebration and its continued commemoration.

Standards

CULTURE

CLT.4.SI.1
Identify culturally appropriate behaviors (e.g., verbal and nonverbal greetings, gestures, customs)

CLT.4.SI.2
Identify various aspects of universal cultural practices (e.g., customs, holidays, traditions)

CLT.4.SI.3
Identify differences in practices among cultures of the Spanish-speaking world (e.g., holiday traditions, wedding customs, national holidays)

CLT.6.SI.1 Identify unique cultural perspectives reflected in products (e.g., pi�ata, ojo de Dios, pan de muerto)


CLT.6.SI.2 Identify unique cultural perspectives reflected in practices (e.g., to break pi�ata during las Posadas, Semana Santa, loter�a, quincea�era)


CLT.6.SI.3 Compare and contrast perspectives among Spanish-speaking communities as related to products and practices (e.g., celebrations, music, literature)

CONNECTIONS

CNN.7.SI.1 Relate content learned from other disciplines to the Spanish-speaking world (e.g., rainforest, Galapagos tortoises, weather trends, geography, measurement, currency conversion, food, musical instruments)


CNN.7.SI.2 Recognize basic terms on familiar topics from other disciplines (e.g., mesa, sierra, Euro, mural, monuments)

CNN.8.SI.1 Recognize the existence of other worldviews (e.g., religion, politics, social customs, stereotyping, the arts)

COMPARISONS

CMP.10.SI.2 Describe holidays and celebrations (e.g., D�a de la Raza / Columbus Day)


CMP.10.SI.3 Identify the influence of historical and current ethnicities found in Spanish-speaking cultures (e.g., indigenous groups)