The WHS Times
WEBUTUCK HIGH SCHOOL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
What's Happening in Our Classrooms?
From Our Language Department.....
The Webutuck High School Spanish classes have been working hard this month. We began November with culture lessons to celebrate the holiday of Dia de los Muertos. Several classes decorated calaveras (sugar skulls) and the DCC Spanish class had a fiesta with some typical Mexican food of the holiday.
In Spanish IV, students wrote and illustrated children’s books in Spanish. We then spent several class days sharing our stories with some elementary classes. The high school students taught the elementary classes a rhyme with location words in Spanish and then read their books in small groups.
Spanish III completed an art unit, and students learned vocabulary related to art as well as expressions to make comparisons of different artwork. We spent time learning about the life and art of Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as well as Spanish artists Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Students participated in gallery walks to view and discuss the different paintings of each artist and their various styles. The unit ended with a project/presentation on an artist of their choice and a comparison of two works of art, all in Spanish!
In the Spanish Cinema elective, students have been enjoying learning about important aspects of cinematography in Spanish speaking films. We have watched various films; live action and animated that demonstrate Magic Realism. Magic Realism is a very important literary genre in the Spanish speaking world. From the movies watched, in groups, students created presentations of the films and chose scenes that showed aspects of Magic Realism. Students presented their presentations to the class. Right now we are watching social justice films based on true events that have affected the lives of Hispanic/Latino Americans.
