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¡Bienvenidos a México!. Welcome to Mexico. Mexico: Land of Mystery and Beauty. Mexico is a country of mystery, culture, and great beauty. You will be learning more about the people, places, and events that have made Mexico what it is today.
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¡Bienvenidos a México! Welcome to Mexico
Mexico: Land of Mystery and Beauty Mexico is a country of mystery, culture, and great beauty. You will be learning more about the people, places, and events that have made Mexico what it is today.
Make a copy of the chart on your word processor. Tyoe what you know about Mexico in the first column and what you would like to know in the second. KWL Chart When you are done, save what you have in your Spanish I folder. As you continue on with this assignment, add new information in the What I Learned column.
Objectives:You will learn about . . . • Mexican history: Pre-European, Spanish conquest, colonial, and Modern. • Culture: Family life • Famous People
How will I be graded? • By completing individual assignments in this PowerPoint
Comparing America to Mexico English is the main language. Spanish is the main language. But what are our similarities? People often go without basic necessities. We have more than what we need. There are many opportunities. Opportunities are limited.
Our Similarities • Huge countries with many resources • Much of their economy depends on tourism • The people are hardworking • The people love holidays and parties • The people want to be understood, cared for, and accepted In other words, we have more in common than we have differences!
Use the following links to get some basic background about Mexico. Add at least two facts that you learn at each website on your KWL. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1838.htm http://www.sahs.org/community/southoftheborder/familylife.htm http://www.elmonterey.com/mexicanculture/festivals.aspx http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5383.html
Choose to research one of the following topics: • Famous Mexicans • Mexican Culture • Pre-European Mexico • Colonial Mexico • Modern Mexico
Use the links on the following page to research famous people. Click here to continue
http://mexconnect.com/mex_/history/jtuck/jtcortes.html cortes http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history.html timeline http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hbriefhis.html brief history http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/mexicopeople.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/presidents.html http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=154 http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/fimadero1.html http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/biographies/biojuarez_kids.html Click here to move on.
Use the links on the following page to research Mexican culture Click here to continue
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpquince.html http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/paraiso/traditions.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/easterindex.html http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/paraiso/tradiciones.html http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/grito0996.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/guadalupe.html http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/posadas.html http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/mexico.html http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=cinco&page=html/cinco.htm&direct=no cinco de mayo http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,176159,00.html http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm http://www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/activities/cinco.htm http://www.mindspring.net/community/featurepgs/cinco/ http://www.kayakmexico.com/TheNavelOfTheMoon.htm http://www.mexonline.com/holiday.htm http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-mexico.htm Click here to move on.
Use the links on the following page to research pre-European Mexico. Click here to continue
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jblack/jbnahua1.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jblack/jbnahua2.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jblack/jbnahua3.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/mysfifthsun.html http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=cinco&page=html/cinco.htm&direct=no http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,176245,00.html timeline http://montezumas.com.au/aztec.htm timeline http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/history/html/home.html general http://www.cancunsouth.com/cit_chichen.html mayan/pyramids http://www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/mexico/ general/tourism http://www.montezumas.com.au/aztec.htm http://www.arts-history.mx/cronos/posclas2.html#posclas timeline—Net Trekker Click here to move on.
Use the links on the following page to research colonial Mexico. Click here to continue
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p739.htm http://www.tcr.org/mexico.html http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpcolonial1.html Click here to move on.
Use the links on the following page to research modern Mexico. Click here to continue
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=cinco&page=html/cinco.htm&direct=no http://nt2.ec.man.ac.uk/multimedia/mexican_history_since_1810.htm Click here to move on.
Create a Power Point presentation with the following: -At least ten slides -Your research topic -A summary of your topic -Several pictures of your topic -Reasons why your topic is important to Mexico -Interesting slides -Citations, good punctuation and grammar (If you do not have Power Point, you can put the same information in your word processor.)