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Title | Day of the Dead Resources |
Body | Here are some resources and ideas for teaching your students about All Souls Day and All Saints Day in the Spanish-speaking world: -An article about it with links to more informational articles from About.com: http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/dayofdead.htm?nl=1 -Nebraska teachers can take their students to see the Day of the Dead exhibit at El Museo Latino in Omaha, October 15-November 19 with some special events: http://www.elmuseolatino.org/diademuertos.html -The Annenberg Foundation has several videos: Art Through Time: A Global View, program 6, “Death.” http://www.learner.org/resources/series211.html ; Death: A Personal Understanding. http://www.learner.org/resources/series108.html ; and "The Spirit World." http://www.learner.org/resources/series45.html -Here is a Spanish-language Wikipedia article: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_Muertos -More Spanish-language information about this tradition is available at http://www.diademuertos.com/Tradicion.html -Barbara Kuczun Nelson has an Ofrendas section with a song, an essay of images, an interview, and activities at http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ofrendas/index.html -Read through some activities suggested by other teachers at http://www.inside-mexico.com/activities123.htm -Students can compare Spanish and Mexican traditions with this activity: http://www.todoele.net/actividades/Actividad_maint.asp?ActividadesPage=3&Actividad_id=296 -Some really nice photos from last year are available from the Los Angeles Times at http://framework.latimes.com/2010/11/01/day-of-the-dead-dia-de-los-muertos-in-los-angeles/#/0 Are there other Day of the Dead resources that you recommend? Share them on our blog. |
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