This year we have six seniors in the Spanish V class. A typical day starts with news articles that are written and presented in Spanish. We have a group discussion where we share our opinions about the articles. We also have a word of the day. Comida y conversación (food and conversation), culture, and Spanish games are some of our favorite things to do in Spanish class. Every week, we write a journal entry in Spanish based on a given prompt.
Through our studies of the representative cultures, we learned about El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. It is celebrated from October 31 through November 2 to commemorate the family members who have passed away. To celebrate this holiday, we decorated cardboard skulls and read Aztec poetry relating to the theme. We decorated a showcase with Day of the Dead artwork made by Spanish students. The main attraction of the display was our cardboard skulls, which were part of a contest. Students and teachers were encouraged to vote for their favorite.
