Día de los Muertos Remembrance Project for ELL Readers
A reading packet on Día de los Muertos and the ofrenda tradition, written for intermediate English language learners in grades 7 through 12. It builds vocabulary such as ancestor, ofrenda, deceased, provision, and satiate, along with reading comprehension and cultural understanding, and it is well suited to a single class period or a short unit with a personal remembrance project at the end.
“create a dia de los muertos remembrance project for intermediate ELL students high school”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the key terms before reading, and have students use the vocabulary list to predict meanings from context before checking them.
- Discussion question: Why do families in the text celebrate with love and respect rather than fear, and how do traditions in your own community honor those who have died?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pair them with a bilingual partner, provide a Spanish glossary for key terms, and allow them to annotate the text with pictures or sentence frames.
- Extension for advanced students: have them compare Día de los Muertos with another culture's remembrance traditions and write a short reflection on the similarities and differences.
- Estimated time: about 45 to 60 minutes for reading and discussion, plus additional class time if students build their own ofrenda or remembrance project.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the key terms before reading, and have students use the vocabulary list to predict meanings from context before checking them.
- Discussion question: Why do families in the text celebrate with love and respect rather than fear, and how do traditions in your own community honor those who have died?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pair them with a bilingual partner, provide a Spanish glossary for key terms, and allow them to annotate the text with pictures or sentence frames.
- Extension for advanced students: have them compare Día de los Muertos with another culture's remembrance traditions and write a short reflection on the similarities and differences.
- Estimated time: about 45 to 60 minutes for reading and discussion, plus additional class time if students build their own ofrenda or remembrance project.
Día de los Muertos Remembrance Project for ELL Readers
A reading packet on Día de los Muertos and the ofrenda tradition, written for intermediate English language learners in grades 7 through 12. It builds vocabulary such as ancestor, ofrenda, deceased, provision, and satiate, along with reading comprehension and cultural understanding, and it is well suited to a single class period or a short unit with a personal remembrance project at the end.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free