Introduction
We all know about Halloween, but have you heard of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos? It's a unique, festive holiday that honors the lives of lost loves ones. This WebQuest will help you understand the key facts of Dia de los Muertos and the traditions associated with this holiday!
Task
Objective: Learn about Day of the Dead by reading online articles, stories and other information. Use information to answer associated questions about the holiday and create a Google Slides presentation.
As you explore various websites about Dia de los Muertos, you will be able to answer the questions and add photos or clipart to your google slides presentation. When all the questions are answered, you should be left with an detailed, exciting presentation that informs others about the tradtiions of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos.
Process
Step 1:
Create a COPY of the following Google Slides Presentation
Step 2:
RENAME the presentation WebQuestYOURNAME
Step 3:
Use the following websites to answer the questions and fill in the blanks on your slides
http://nationalgeographic.org/media/dia-de-los-muertos/
http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead-traditions/
Step 4:
Check you work against the rubric and make sure you presentation is complete.
SHARE with Mrs. Vallera
Evaluation
The following rubric is located on the final slide of your presentation.
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Incomplete: Did not complete slide |
Bare minimum: Filled in blanks or answered question(s) in 1-2 words without details
Inserted appropriate photos |
Okay: Filled in blanks and answered question(s) appropriately with multiple details
Inserted appropriate photos |
Excellent: Filled in blanks and answered question(s) with lots of detail and complete sentences when appropriate.
Put a lot of thought into the presentation and learned something new.
Inserted appropriate photos |
Conclusion