The purpose of this lesson is to use poetry, to
build grade 4 students’ awareness and appreciation of Spanish culture, namely
the practice of el dia de los muertos. By exposing students to a poem about the
festivity, they will be able to use communicative language to engage in interpretive,
interpersonal and presentational communication. They will also be able to make up
a poem of their own.
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The Teacher reads the poem. She uses
illustrations, gestures, and TPR activities to enhance students’ understanding
of unfamiliar words and phrases. The teacher reads the poem again and allows
students to mimic the action. The teacher breaks students into pairs. She narrates
the poem and let students do the actions. She does this until each pair of
student has had a chance at dramatizing the poem.
The teacher asks students if they have ever gone to
a grave and decorated it and made food offerings. The Teacher asks students to
think about their own style of celebrating memorials. She asks how their
celebration is different from El Dia de los Muertos. She asks how are they the
same.
The teacher asks the
students to draw a visual representation of the poem. They are required to talk
about their drawings. They are also asked to write a diamante poem (in a diamond
shape) about El Dia de los Muertos.
POEM
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Ahi viene el agua
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Here comes the water
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por la ladera,
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down the slope
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y se me moja
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and my skull
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mi calavera.
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is getting wet.
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La muerte calaca,
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Death, a skeleton
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ni gorda ni flaca.
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neither fat nor skinny.
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La muerte casera,
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A homemade skeleton
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pegada con cera.
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stuck together with wax
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