Semana Santa

Students arrived and answered two questions:
¿Por qué is importante Semana Santa en América Latina y España?
¿Cómo se celebra Semana Santa?

We reviewed Tuesday's activity matching up photos with a description and went over where the photo was taken in the Spanish-speaking world.

Students each presented the photo they had brought in of a Semana Santa celebration around Latin America and Spain. Other students took notes while each student presented.

Tarea: we will be reviewing our culture unit (next Tuesday) and will take a quiz (next Thursday). In addition to starting to review, students should complete the attached crossword puzzle.

Students completed the attached warm up activity talking about what units they've enjoyed/learned from this year.

Talked about the current holiday: Semana Santa and introduced other vocabulary:
* Pascua - Easter
* Cuaresma - Lent
* Cena de Seder - Passover
* Carnaval
Talked about the importance of Semana Santa in the Spanish-speaking world because of the prevalence of Catholicism.

Students received attached descriptions as well as a map of Latin America and Spain. Students passed around photos from the Semana Santa in the Spanish-speaking world and matched them with the description. They also looked up the underlined words. Finally, students found each of the cities/countries mentioned in the description and put them on the map.

Tarea: students need to bring in a photo of a Semana Santa celebration in the Spanish Speaking world. They can use news.google in Spanish. Students are going to briefly present their photo at the beginning of class Thursday. If they can't find a photo perhaps they can just explain a celebration somewhere in the Spanish Speaking world.