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Mexico's Day of the Dead

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Students explore global culture by researching a Mexican holiday. For this Day of the Dead lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the view of death in several different cultures including the U.S. and Mexico. Students write a research paper discussing their own view of mortality.

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dia de los muertos, Holidays, mexican culture

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cultural celebration, day of the dead, death and the afterlife, mexican culture, mortality, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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