Thursday, 23 February 2012

Corridos


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)
* 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.

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

what are...




Positive and negative stereotypes about Mexican culture?


http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofmexico/tp/Important-Dates-In-Mexican-History.htm

Title/Date
Who/ What/ When/ Where/ Why


Scott:
The Battle of Calderon Bridge
The Mexican Revolution

Paris
Pancho Villa Attacks the USA!
Assasination of Pancho Villa

Erik

The Tlatelolco Massacre

The Battle of Calderon Bridge


Sabrina
The Siege of Guanajuato

The Mexican Revolution

Thursday, 16 February 2012

How has...


your immigrant experience shaped your life- where and how you live, what you eat, how you dress, etc.