Pre & AP Spanish * Día de los Muertos * Day of the Dead Calaquitas del Futuro

Are you looking for a different spin to observe Día de los Muertos? Something unique but still meaningful? Something that will foster collegiality and the confidence that will help students be successful in a challenging class?

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THE PERSPECTIVE: Often times our students don’t have the opportunity to see their future self or to be inspired by what others hope to accomplish. Calaquitas Futurísticas is a no-prep, fun activity to encourage novice mid to advanced students to intentionally reflect on their future selves, investigate possible career choices, develop their writing skills and practice creating and delivering a presentation. This Project Based Learning activity is a hit with our higher level second language classes as well as with Spanish for Heritage/Spanish Speakers students.

THE PRACTICE: Students are given a small Calaca/Skeleton to dress and pose on a background as they see themselves in the future. The instructor will be able to assess verbal fluency and students have an opportunity to participate in a safe forum to discuss life goals and dreams. The finished products can be displayed and are sure to promote “lively” conversations!

THE PRODUCT: This product includes 20 slides to guide the teacher in introducing the lesson with authentic student samples and a student version which can be shared via a preferred portal such as Google Classroom™

Calaquitas Futurísticas, lovingly encased as a zip file has been formatted as a .pdf and includes the following:

• a visually appealing slideshow to guide the teacher in presenting this project

• the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning pertaining to this product

• a content and language objective in Spanish

• a content and language objective in English

• clear instructions for both the teacher and the students.

• a printable calaca pattern to share with students

• 4 authentic student samples

• 2 reflective writing prompts

• a mini poster for common transitions

• a strategy for improving writing fluency

• a rubric to establish and clarify expectations

• instructions for a sharing activity

• 3 bookmarks for in 3 categories

• a 2 slide visually appealing template for submitting student creations, findings and reflections

This resource is appropriate for Homeschool and Classroom settings and can be used as is for the following classes:

• Spanish Mid to Superior Levels

• Spanish for Spanish Speakers / Heritage Speakers

• AP Spanish Language and Culture

•: International Baccalaureate Standard Level

• International Baccalaureate Higher Level

We hope you and your students find this project as practical as we do in our classrooms!

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