TODAY IN MULSTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Objective: Understand the Mexican Revolution and the roll of "corridos" (traditional ballads) in communicating oral history
1. Blog Posting (2:35-2:40)
2. Review Major figures/ themes in Mexican history (dictators/ American oppression) (2:40-2:45)
3. Complete Mexican Revolution timeline events, attach to timeline (2:45-3:00)
4. Introduction to Corrido's major themes (3:00-3:05)
* Historical Events
* Love (or lost love)
* Historical Events
* Love (or lost love)
* Famous figures/ tributes
5. Sample Corridos (
Michael Jackson
Tiempos Amargos/ Bitter Times (with sheet)
From what places/ sources do we find out about history or the actions of people who are no longer living? Is hearing a story a better or worse way to learn than reading about it in a book or on the internet? Explain your answer.
Michael Jackson
Tiempos Amargos/ Bitter Times (with sheet)
From what places/ sources do we find out about history or the actions of people who are no longer living? Is hearing a story a better or worse way to learn than reading about it in a book or on the internet? Explain your answer.
