Dia de los Muertos
We did this project to honor and study the day of the dead. We started by studied the origins of the celebration and how people honor their dead relatives and friends. we had to create an art piece as well as write a two paragraph essay about our dead relatives. We presented this project at sacred heart church and brought a piece to represent our dead friends on an alter. I learned about how people celebrate there dead friends and family. in our culture it is a sad time where we morn for the dead but they are happy to except the dead are gone from the living world but there in spirit . I represented my grandfather on the alter with a apple tree walking stick. her loved apple trees and it reminds me of the times I spent with him. I enjoyed this project a lot because we were given a good amount of time to learn about our family and write about them. I also enjoyed the exhibition time frame because I wasn't just standing around for a long time waiting for people to come talk to me. I struggled with writing in the different tenses. I missed a lot of school in that time and I didn't quiet get the concept of how to use them. over all I really liked this project and I was happy to learn about my grandfather through this work. Grandpa Mac |