Engage your students in a rich cultural experience with this Día de los Muertos Altar Project!

This project is designed for high school Spanish classes and includes google slides and handout to guide your students through creating a meaningful and educational Día de los Muertos altar. This project not only honors the memory of the deceased but also enhances students' Spanish language skills and cultural understanding.

What's Included:

• Link to google slides presentation: Contains the basic information from the handout but also has images/examples and gives a brief overview of Día de los Muertos and the traditional elements of an ofrenda.

• Altar Creation Instructions: Detailed guidelines for students to build an altar honoring a deceased family member or a historical figure from the Hispanic world. Instructions for researching traditional altar elements and their meanings.

• Biography Writing: Step-by-step guidance on writing a two-page, double-spaced biography. Students will include important dates, hobbies, likes/dislikes, and fun facts about the deceased. Also includes a revision checklist to ensure the biography is complete, accurate, and well-written.

• Oral Presentation: Clear instructions for a 2-3 minute oral presentation where students discuss the traditional and unique elements of their altar, and how these elements connect to the life of the person being honored.

• Rubrics: Detailed 5-scaled rubrics to ease in grading and evaluating your students. Editable rubrics are available upon request! Just email me and I will send you them!

Bring the vibrant tradition of Día de los Muertos into your classroom with this engaging and educational project. Perfect for enhancing cultural appreciation and language skills, this project is sure to be a memorable experience for your students.

Get your Día de los Muertos Altar Project now and enrich your Spanish curriculum with this immersive cultural activity!

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