This Mexican Tradition Dates by Over ______Years

Day of the Dead

· This Mexican tradition dates by over ______years.

· Families ______and ______their deceased ______and ______members on this holiday.

· Originally celebrated in the 9th month of the Aztec calendar, which is present-day ______, but Spanish priests eventually changed the date to coincide with Halloween.

· ______is a day of preparation.

o ______

· ______is All Saints’ Day

o Honors ______and ______

o Día de los Angelitos, or ______

· ______is All Souls’ Day

o Honors ______

o Día de los Muertos, or ______

Traditions

· At the grave:

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

· Altars:

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

· The ______is the traditional flower for this celebration.

1. Children will make paper flowers to decorate with

2. Flower petals create a pathway to the altar

· ______is a traditional tissue paper decoration that is cut with images of ______doing daily actions

· Food:

1. ______is a spicy chocolate dipping sauce specially prepared for holidays

2. ______is a special bread baked and decorated with bones and skulls to represent loved ones

3. ______are decorated with bright colors and gems to place on the altar

· Many family members will ______like their deceased relatives

1. They will wear ______masks

2. They will dress up in the uniform of the deceased’s past job

3. Children will roam the streets asking for ______and ______, similar to ______.

Skeletons!

· Skeletons are an important symbol in Mexican culture

o They represent an ______and ______afterlife for the deceased

o Reminds the living that there is life after death

· Skulls are decorated:

o ______

Design a Day of the Dead sugar skull!

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Colors / Used a wide variety of bright, happy colors. (7-8) Colors go well together. / Used a small variety of bright colors. (5-6). Colors mostly go well together. / Used some dull colors. (3-4). Colors don’t go well together. / Did not colors. Only used two colors. (1-2)
Design / Incorporated cultural designs as seen on Mexican candy skulls (flowers, patterns, gems) / Incorporated one type of Mexican design. / Designs are more related to Halloween than Day of the Dead. / Did not paint any designs on skull.
Craftsmanship / Entire skull is painted neatly (no plaster spots peeking through). Skull is sturdy and in one piece. / Some spots of plaster peak through. Some sloppy paint spots. / A lot of plaster is seen through the paint. Very streaky and lazy paint job. Skull may be falling apart. / Put no effort at all into painting. Skull is falling apart due to mishandling.
Creativity / Skull design is original and not copied from another student or the power point. / Some parts of the design are copied, but not everything. / Most of skull design is copied. / Skull design is a direct copy from somewhere else.
Signed Name / Name is signed neatly and visibly on the inside of skull. / Name is sloppily written on inside of skull. / Name cannot be read on the inside of skull. / No name on the skull.

Mexican Folk Art

Folk art is ______

______

· ______means it’s an item used in everyday life

o ______

An artisan is ______

______

Characteristics of Mexican Folk Art:

· ______

o ______

Types of Mexican Folk Art:

· ______

DEFINE:

Reposse: ______

Chasing: ______

Embossing: ______

For our final project in the Mexican unit, we will be making Mexican mirrors using the embossing method. We will use a thin metal, similar to aluminum foil, to imitate metal working.

Below, design a mirror border based on Mexican Folk Art. THINK SYMMETRY! Your design must be approved before you can continue onto the metal.

4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Colors / Used a wide variety of bold colors. (7-8) Colors go well together. / Used a small variety of bold colors (5-6). Colors mostly go well together. / Used some dull, boring colors. (3-4). Colors don’t go well together. / Only used two colors. (1-2)
Design / Incorporated a wide variety of Mexican folk art designs that flow well together (flowers, geometric patterns). / Incorporated a small variety of Mexican folk art designs. / Designs do not reflect Mexican folk art. / Did not include any designs.
Radial
Symmetry / Excellently shows radial symmetry in both the mirror and the mosaic. / Shows adequate radial symmetry in both the mirror and the mosaic. / Attempted to show radial symmetry, but it is not effective. / No effort to show radial symmetry; no radial symmetry is present.
Craftsmanship
of
Mirror / Embossed mirror is neat and precise. Properly used the techniques of repousse and chasing to create a crisp design. / Embossed mirror is relatively neat and precise. Used the repousse and chasing techniques adequately. / Attempted to use embossing technique, but did not use the chasing technique to create a crisp design. / Put no effort at all into embossing. Metal looks more like it was folded and wrinkled, not drawn on with repousse and chasing.
Craftsmanship
Of
Mosaic / Mosaic design is neat and organized. No messy glue marks; no pieces falling off. Paid attention to the direction of the mosaic pieces. / Mosaic design is relatively neat and organized. No messy glue marks or pieces falling off. Somewhat paid attention to direction of mosaic pieces. / Mosaic is not neatly put together. May be glue smudges and/or pieces falling off. Did not really pay attention to direction of mosaic pieces. / No effort into mosaic; incomplete; all pieces have fallen off. Did not pay attention to direction of mosaic pieces.
Creativity / Mirror design is original and not copied from another student or the power point. / Some parts of the design are copied, but not everything. / Most of mirror design is copied. / Mirror design is a direct copy from somewhere else.
Signed Name / Name is signed neatly and visibly on the back of mirror. / Name is sloppily written on back of mirror. / Name cannot be read on the back of mirror. / No name on the mirror.
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