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Jillian Harris

Dia de los Muertos Project

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Subjects: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Art

Student Instructions

Use this template to finish your Dia de los Muertos project. You can change the text on most of slides where I put the sentence starters. Slide 1 - Cover slide Slide 2 - label Explain in three more more sentences what Dia de los Muertos means, how it is celebrated, and why it is important. Slide 3 - label Type in your loved ones' name and upload a picture of them. Slide 4 - upload Insert a picture of the altar we created in class. Slide 5 - label Explain in DETAIL what an alebrije is, how they came to exist, why they are important, and one more fact about them. Slide 6 - label Describe three characteristics about your loved one and why you chose them. How did these characteristics help you choose the animals for their alebrije? Slide 7 - upload Insert a picture of the alebrije you created and mic yourself explaining the different parts using the arrow.

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