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Students explore the Carnival traditions of Puerto Rico and compare them to other Carnival traditions in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. In this carnival lesson, students discuss the history of carnivals and their importance to the Puerto Rican community. Students examine Ponce costumes and masks and research a carnival that occurs in the United States to complete a graphic organizer. Students write a description of different Carnival celebrations.
Students explore carnivals from different cultures. In this cultural differences instructional activity, students, discuss carnivals and their importance. Students analyze the meanings of masks from the carnivals and other traditions then record their responses on a graphic organizer.
Students explore Carnival. In this Puerto Rico Carnival instructional activity, students discover the history of the cultural celebration as well as the significance of the elaborate masks worn for the festivities. Students create their own Carnival masks.
Students explore Carnival. For this Puerto Rico Carnival lesson, students discover the history of the cultural celebration as well as the significance of the elaborate masks worn for the festivities. Students create their own Carnival masks.
Young scholars complete vocabulary building and verb tense activities before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz before writing a story about a hypothetical situation in which they have money stolen.
Students read and analyze the story, The Cask of Amontillado, for basic comprehension and to find ironic meanings. They then do research to find why the season of carnival is celebrated around the world, and they view various Web sites of global carnival celebrations. The students also create their own carnival masks.
Young scholars create Mardi Gras floats from shoeboxes to illustrate the Six Pillars of Character. For this character education lesson, students discuss Mardi Gras and famous celebrations. Young scholars make floats out of shoeboxes to illustrate the Six Pillars of Character. Students work in groups to complete the floats.
Learners research Leadville's Winter Carnival and investigate historic celebrations in their own community. They view photos, and write a letter to a local community leader advocating the preservation or restoration of a local celebration.
Learners investigate the history of the Venetian Carnival and the use of the carnival masks in French and Italian traditions. Masks are then created noting the emphasis non fantasy, stylization, and abstraction features.
Students read an online New York Times article and investigate the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They examine how Hurricane Katrina affected the celebration. They design a float that represents the Mardi Gras celebration.