Teaching Through Film and Art

                                Teaching Through Film and Art



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                                               URL for the lesson plan is 
                    http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-celebrations/day.html

This lesson plan is directed towards Grade 5 Spanish class and will focus on the theme –Dia de los Muertos- Day of the Dead. I will do this lesson nearing the end of October to coincide with Halloween celebrations, so students can draw comparisons. Dia de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated in Hispanic countries on November 2. One aspect of the celebration revolves around people paying tribute to the dead by making decorative altars in their homes and placing offerings of food and drink. It gives family members the opportunity to re live the memories of their deceased relatives.

The strategies for delivering this lesson is tri fold. I will   give a mini lecture and introduce related vocabulary and expressions. I will show a short film (in Spanish with English subtitles) about the topic. I will also let students make a model of a decorated altar (with labels in Spanish).

In this vocabulary exercise, students will hear words and expressions, repeat and use them. By showing the animated film about Mexican children participating in the festivities, students will be able to recognize words and expressions that were previously introduced. For the third segment, I will let students make an ethnic altar similar to what they saw in the film. By putting labels on the model with relevant vocabulary, the students will consolidate their knowledge of new words and expressions.

Students will use the language in an interpersonal, interpretive and presentational way and at the same time build cultural awareness. They can draw comparisons to Halloween activities and make connections of learning a social studies subject through studying a foreign language.

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