Day of the Dead, Dia de los muertos & Diorama Research Project for 6th, 7th, 8th
Are you looking for an interactive and fun Day of the Dead research project to help your middle school, intermediate, and advanced ESL students learn about Día de los muertos and how cultures around the world celebrate their ancestors? This Day of the Dead, Dia de los muertos & Diorama Research Project gets your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to use their creativity, with a hands-on project!. It's designed with your students' diverse learning styles in mind, providing an opportunity for your students to research, draw, write, to show off their knowledge!
✨Culture choices are:
Mexico – Day of the Dead
Japan – Obon Festival
China – Quingming Festival
Spain – All Saints Day
India – Diwali (Festival of Lights)
Indonesia – Galungan
Guatemala – All Saints Day
Ecuador – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Philippines – All Saints Day
Thailand – Ghost Festival (Phi Ta Khon)
Korea – Chuseok
Peru – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Nigeria – Egungun
Cambodia – Ancestor’s Day
Sweden – All Saints Day
Honduras – All Saints Day
Or add your own!
In this 2-week-long project, your students will go on a deep exploration of a chosen culture and how they celebrate their dead. They’ll research, put a create a diorama, present, and write an essay about the culture of their choice.
This product covers the following standards:
The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes
Locate relevant resources
Examine sources for credibility
Take notes
Cite resources
Give a presentation using language effectively
Compose informational texts
Revise drafts
Publish written work for appropriate audiences
Students will research:
•Origins and history
•Traditions and rituals
•Significant symbols
•Dates and festivals
•Altars and offerings (including food)
•Beliefs and afterlife
•Any arts and crafts associated with these traditions
✨ Day of the Dead Research Project Includes✨
Teacher Guide with cards with names of Hispanic Americans
Student Handouts:
Project Guidelines
Research Notes Pages
Writing assignment
Sentence starters
Writing Rubric
Diorama Rubric
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Are you looking for an interactive and fun Day of the Dead research project to help your middle school, intermediate, and advanced ESL students learn about Día de los muertos and how cultures around the world celebrate their ancestors? This Day of the Dead, Dia de los muertos & Diorama Research Project gets your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to use their creativity, with a hands-on project!. It's designed with your students' diverse learning styles in mind, providing an opportunity for your students to research, draw, write, to show off their knowledge!
✨Culture choices are:
Mexico – Day of the Dead
Japan – Obon Festival
China – Quingming Festival
Spain – All Saints Day
India – Diwali (Festival of Lights)
Indonesia – Galungan
Guatemala – All Saints Day
Ecuador – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Philippines – All Saints Day
Thailand – Ghost Festival (Phi Ta Khon)
Korea – Chuseok
Peru – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Nigeria – Egungun
Cambodia – Ancestor’s Day
Sweden – All Saints Day
Honduras – All Saints Day
Or add your own!
In this 2-week-long project, your students will go on a deep exploration of a chosen culture and how they celebrate their dead. They’ll research, put a create a diorama, present, and write an essay about the culture of their choice.
This product covers the following standards:
The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes
Locate relevant resources
Examine sources for credibility
Take notes
Cite resources
Give a presentation using language effectively
Compose informational texts
Revise drafts
Publish written work for appropriate audiences
Students will research:
•Origins and history
•Traditions and rituals
•Significant symbols
•Dates and festivals
•Altars and offerings (including food)
•Beliefs and afterlife
•Any arts and crafts associated with these traditions
✨ Day of the Dead Research Project Includes✨
Teacher Guide with cards with names of Hispanic Americans
Student Handouts:
Project Guidelines
Research Notes Pages
Writing assignment
Sentence starters
Writing Rubric
Diorama Rubric
Would rather buy on TPT?
Buy on TPT
Are you looking for an interactive and fun Day of the Dead research project to help your middle school, intermediate, and advanced ESL students learn about Día de los muertos and how cultures around the world celebrate their ancestors? This Day of the Dead, Dia de los muertos & Diorama Research Project gets your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to use their creativity, with a hands-on project!. It's designed with your students' diverse learning styles in mind, providing an opportunity for your students to research, draw, write, to show off their knowledge!
✨Culture choices are:
Mexico – Day of the Dead
Japan – Obon Festival
China – Quingming Festival
Spain – All Saints Day
India – Diwali (Festival of Lights)
Indonesia – Galungan
Guatemala – All Saints Day
Ecuador – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Philippines – All Saints Day
Thailand – Ghost Festival (Phi Ta Khon)
Korea – Chuseok
Peru – All Saints Day (Día de los difuntos)
Nigeria – Egungun
Cambodia – Ancestor’s Day
Sweden – All Saints Day
Honduras – All Saints Day
Or add your own!
In this 2-week-long project, your students will go on a deep exploration of a chosen culture and how they celebrate their dead. They’ll research, put a create a diorama, present, and write an essay about the culture of their choice.
This product covers the following standards:
The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes
Locate relevant resources
Examine sources for credibility
Take notes
Cite resources
Give a presentation using language effectively
Compose informational texts
Revise drafts
Publish written work for appropriate audiences
Students will research:
•Origins and history
•Traditions and rituals
•Significant symbols
•Dates and festivals
•Altars and offerings (including food)
•Beliefs and afterlife
•Any arts and crafts associated with these traditions
✨ Day of the Dead Research Project Includes✨
Teacher Guide with cards with names of Hispanic Americans
Student Handouts:
Project Guidelines
Research Notes Pages
Writing assignment
Sentence starters
Writing Rubric
Diorama Rubric
Would rather buy on TPT?
