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The contents of this page are under construction. This page is designed for me to place activities that I am working on for future classes. Don't spoil the surprise by looking at these in advance!!

Busca el sitio [|**http://www.explorandomexico.com.mx/about-mexico/5/104/**]**,** [|**http://www.diademuertos.com/**] y el sitio [|**http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Día_de_Todos_Los_Santos**] **. Lee los artículos con cuidado. Además imprime y completa la hoja de actividad cultural.**

Actividad 1: Los paises hispanohablantes

After researching your country, add 5 interesting and outstanding facts about this country into the first column of the chart below. Do NOT include the capital of the country. Your facts should include the monetary unit used, special historical sites, products that country is famous for, famous authors, artists or politicians from this country, etc. As your classmates begin posting, you must research their information and make a guess as to which country is geing described. You should keep a log in your notebook of which country you believe is represented for each entry.

· Hay 50 estados. · Tiene el primer presidente afroamericano. · En en estado de Nueva York, hay una estatua famosa que se llama La estatua de la libertad. · Una artista muy famosa se llama Georgia O’Keefe. ||
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Actividad 2: Explore a Preserved Mayan Village

Most people know about Pompeii, the city in Italy that was preserved by volcanic ash, making it a great place for archeologists to study the ancient culture that existed there. Other cities around the world suffered a similar fate, such as Herculaneum in Italy and Joya de Cerén. Joya de Cerén. was a pre-Hispanic farming community that was buried under volcanic ash when the Laguna Caldera volcano erupted around 600 C.E. Because the remains of the city are so well preserved, they provide great insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time. Because of its great significance, Joya de Cerén is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In this activity, you will use different search methods to research the time, geography, culture, and context of this pre-Columbian village and write a report on your findings.

In this activity you will use a variety of search methods to discover information about the culture, geography, and time period of a Mayan village that was preserved in volcanic ash centuries ago.

**What to do:**

Step 1: Locate the Encarta article, read it, and write a summary.

 * 1. || Open Microsoft Student 2008. In the top right search box, search for the article entitled “Maya Village Preserved by Volcanic Ash.” To learn more about the different ways to search for information in Microsoft Student, read[| Ways to Search in Microsoft Student](.doc, 77 KB).) ||
 * 2. || Read the article. ||
 * 3. || [|Open the Student directions](.doc, 234 KB). Write three statements about what you found most interesting and/or important in this story. Summarize and rewrite in your own words. Save your work. ||

Step 2: Locate the village on the map.

 * 1. || Locate Joya de Cerén on the Comprehensive Map using the clues given in the article about its location. Zoom in to locate it as specifically as you can. ||
 * 2. || Put a push pin on its location and add the name and a bit of information. ||

Step 3: Use the timeline to compare Joya de Cerén with other cultures

 * 1. || Locate the Mayan village of Joya de Cerén on the timeline. ||
 * 2. || Use the timeline to find an accomplishment of another people or culture that happened about the same time. ||
 * 3. || Under Step 3 of the Student Handout, describe that culture’s accomplishment in a paragraph. ||

Step 4: Find out more.

 * 1. || Search the Internet to find out any other information about Joya de Cerén that may have been discovered in the last 10 years since this article was written. Other than the name of the place, what else might you search on to find scholarly information? ||
 * 2. || Under Step 4 of the Student Handout. Write a paragraph describing the new information that you find that was not included in the article. Be sure to include the URL of your source. ||

Open the following document and follow the instructions Explore_A_Preserved_Mayan_Village_Student_Handout.docx

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