Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless Me, Ultima. New York: Warner, 1994. Print.
This is a novel about the development of the American Mestizaje in the south west. The book discusses traditions, religion, and stereotypes of the Chicano people.
Menard, Valerie. The Latino Holiday Book: From Cinco De Mayo to Dia De Los Muertos-- the Celebrations and Traditions of Hispanic-Americans. New York: Marlowe &, 2000. Print.
The Latino Holiday Book is the essential resource for everyone wanting to celebrate and honor the special traditions and celebrations of Hispanic Americans. For each celebration, Menard discusses their religious or social history, typical customs, special foods and activities, and gives recipes and instructions for making the authentic foods and crafts that particularly represent a day's traditions.
Ooki, Nancy. Hispanic Heritage Unit Study. Homeschool Learning Network, Inc.; Edition 1 edition
This unit study uses age-appropriate, reviewed links across the web to further your knowledge on this topic. It is best utilized with an internet connection. Great for homeschoolers, teachers, and anyone interested in having fun learning more about this topic.
Poore, Marge. 1,000 Mexican Recipes.
Offering 1,000 recipes for traditional fare from all the regions of Mexico, as well as dishes inspired by the nueva cocina of today's top Mexican chefs, this cookbook covers what home cooks need and want to know about Mexican cooking. Throughout, the author shares the cultural and culinary heritage of the people and food of Mexico from her perspective as a traveler and impassioned enthusiast of the country.
Hispanic Heritage Month
This video is a brief clip displaying many Hispanic traditions and practices. The video has a brief narration explaining the importance of Hispanic heritage month.
This 13 minute video focuses on el día de los muertos in México. There are images of graveyards, singing and dancing rituals, along with the customary facepaint and dress. The video is very authentic and allows viewers to get a real sense of the festival.
http://www.hispanic-culture-online.com/#axzz29mj3Dfsz
This website is chock full of Hispanic culture resources. Hispanic holidays, religion, travel, cuisine, and people all have their own pages to be explored. The website is updated monthly with news and resources pertaining to the hispanic calendar.
Smithsonian Education resource library provides resources and links to a plethora of Hispanic cultural topics and lesson plans for teachers to use in their classrooms. There is everything from the stories of immigrants to carnivals celebrating masks in Puerto Rico. This is an awesome resource for all Spanish teachers.
This webquest is titled Hispanic Heritage Month, it is an inquiry based activity that requires pairs of students to select and research a historical Hispanic person of their choosing. The students will gather required information and present to the class.
This website provides excerpts from “A History of Popular Music”, giving the descriptions and histories of popular Hispanic dances.
The Motorcycle Diaries is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
Frida is a 2002 Miramax/Ventanarosa biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Inside Mexico offers in depth articles and news about Mexico, its amazing rich culture, history and traditions. Arts/Dance
This clip depicts a crowded street in Puebla, Mexico full of street vendors and customers celebrating Independence Day. The clip not only displays various traditional foods of Mexico, but also the daily life in the cities.
This website is specifically designed for Spanish teachers wanting to teach culture. The website provides worksheets, lessons, powerpoints, and links to Hispanic culture resources. This is a great website for teachers to visit in order to start generating ideas on how to present culture.
I like the variety of texts that you have. I particularly like how you used mainstream movies as a resource. I would think that many students would apply more attention and credibility to the subject since the content has been published as a movie. I always look for media clips for science but I can never show entire features due to time restraints. It is very nice that those items fit into a more social content area.
ReplyDeleteLike Erin, I think that the various text types that you use are excellent. And a webquest!--Haven't seen one of those in a while. What level would you use this unit with? And what is your theme? Hispanic heritage? Excellent! Since your theme is fairly broad, you should be able to add even more high-school friendly texts as you teach the unit a few times.
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