Welcome to Mexico

¡Bienvenidos a México!

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.

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.

Mexico: Land of Mystery and Beauty

What I Know What I Want to Find Out

What I Learned

KWL ChartKWL Chart

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.

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

English is the main language.

We have more than what we need.

There are many opportunities.

Spanish is the main language.

People often go without basic necessities.

Opportunities are limited.

But what are our similarities?

Comparing America to MexicoComparing America to Mexico

•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 acceptedIn other words, we have more in common than we have differences!

Our Similarities

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.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5383.html

http://www.sahs.org/community/southoftheborder/familylife.htm

http://www.elmonterey.com/mexicanculture/festivals.aspx

•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.

Use the links on the following

page to research famous

people.

http://mexconnect.com/mex_/history/jtuck/jtcortes.html

corteshttp://

www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history.html timeline

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hbriefhis.html

brief historyhttp://

www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/mexicopeople.html

http://

www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/presidents.html

http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op

=viewarticle&artid=154http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/fimadero1.htmlhttp://www.elbalero.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/biographies/biojuarez_kids.html

Use the links on the following

page to research

Mexican culture

Use the links on the following

page to research

Mexican culture

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpquince.htmlhttp://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/paraiso/traditions.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/easterindex.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/paraiso/tradiciones.htmlhttp://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/grito0996.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.htmlhttp://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/guadalupe.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/posadas.htmlhttp://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.htmhttp://

www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/activities/cinco.htmhttp://www.mindspring.net/community/featurepgs/cinco/http://www.kayakmexico.com/TheNavelOfTheMoon.htm

http://www.mexonline.com/holiday.htmhttp://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-mexico.htm

Use the links on the following

page to research pre-

European Mexico.

Use the links on the following

page to research pre-

European Mexico.

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=nohttp://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,176245,00.html

timelinehttp://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.htmhttp://www.arts-history.mx/cronos/posclas2.html#posclas

timeline—Net Trekker

Use the links on the following

page to research

colonial Mexico.

Use the links on the following

page to research

colonial Mexico.

http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p739.htmhttp://www.tcr.org/mexico.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpcolonial1.html

Use the links on the following

page to research

modern Mexico.

Use the links on the following

page to research

modern Mexico.

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

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.)