Week of June 11: Spanish
This week in Spanish:
Spanish students will
- watch the animation Coco, an excellent representation of the cultural beliefs and practices in Mexico regarding Day of The Dead, including:
- strong intergenerational family ties
- the role of the grandmother
- the use of Doña to show respect
- after-life beliefs
- symbols of Day of the Dead
- orange flowers
- food
- painted skeletons
- the ofrenda
- annual honoring of ancesters
- common, frequent use Spanish vocabulary
- mijo (my son (love implied))
- chamaco (kid)