¿Cómo es la escuela?

IN a recent unit, Spanish 1 students talked about their classes and school. We learned how some things school-related may be different in Hispanic countries--uniforms, hours, extracurricular activities. For this unit's project, students made a Glogster (an on-line poster) about their school day and classes. Some used clipart; others actually took pictures in their various classrooms. Students then narrated a short introduction to each of their classes. Here is a couple of examples of the finished projects (by Beatriz and María). Look and listen:

Mis amigos

Spanish 1 students have been busy learning how to describe things (and people). As a culminating project or this unit, they introduced and described their friends by means of a website called fotobabble. This site lets you upload a picture and then record yourself talking about it. Here is an example by Cecilia.

El Día de los muertos

Last week many Hispanic countries celebrated El Día de los Muertos, a day to honor the memories of deceased family and friends. Spanish 1 students learned that one of the principle decorations for this holiday is skulls, which to the indigenous population symbolize life, rather than death. To hlep us celebrate, we decorated paper skulls. Here are some of our creations (thanks to Alejandra, Mariana, and ???.)