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Name: _________________

Class: ___________________

Mexican Art

At the end of this unit, I will be able to…

…identify characteristics of Mexican folk art.

…compare and contrast the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead to the U.S. tradition of Halloween.

…design a skull mask and folk art mirror using Mexican characteristics.

…explain and use the process of embossing in art.

Day of the Dead This Mexican tradition dates by over ____________________

years. Families ________________ and ___________________ their

deceased ______________________ and __________________ members on this holiday.

Originally celebrated in the 9th month of the Aztec calendar, which is present-day __________________, but Spanish priests eventually changed the date to coincide with Halloween.

_____________________ is a day of preparation.o ______________________________________________o ______________________________________________o ______________________________________________o ______________________________________________

_____________________ is All Saints’ Dayo Honors ____________________ and ____________________o Día de los Angelitos, or _______________________________

_____________________ is All Souls’ Dayo Honors ________________________________o Día de los Muertos, or _______________________________

Traditions At the grave :

1. _______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

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4. _______________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________

Altars: 1. ________________________________________________________

_______2. ________________________________________________________

_______3. ________________________________________________________

_______4. ________________________________________________________

_______5. ________________________________________________________

_______

The __________________________________ is the traditional flower for this celebration.

1. Children will make paper flowers to decorate with2. Flower petals create a pathway to the altar

_______________________________________ is a traditional tissue paper decoration that is cut with images of _________________ doing daily actions

Food: 1. ___________________ is a spicy chocolate dipping sauce

specially prepared for holidays2. _____________________________ is a special bread baked

and decorated with bones and skulls to represent loved ones

3. _______________________ are decorated with bright colors and gems to place on the altar

Many family members will ______________________ like their deceased relatives

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1. They will wear __________________ masks2. They will dress up in the uniform of the deceased’s past

job3. Children will roam the streets asking for _____________

and _______________, similar to ______________________.

Skeletons! Skeletons are an important symbol in Mexican culture

o They represent an ______________________ and _____________________ afterlife for the deceased

o Reminds the living that there is life after death Skulls are decorated:

o _____________________________________________o _____________________________________________o _____________________________________________o _____________________________________________

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Design a Day of the Dead sugar skull!

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3 2 1 0Colors Used a wide variety

of bright, happy colors. (7-8) Colors go well together.

Used a small variety of bright colors. (5-6). Colors mostly go well together.

Used some dull colors. (3-4). Colors don’t go well together.

Did not colors. Only used two colors. (1-2)

Design Incorporated cultural designs as seen on Mexican candy skulls (flowers, patterns, gems)

Incorporated one type of Mexican design.

Designs are more related to Halloween than Day of the Dead.

Did not paint any designs on skull.

Craftsmanship Entire skull is painted neatly (no plaster spots peeking through). Skull is sturdy and in one piece.

Some spots of plaster peak through. Some sloppy paint spots.

A lot of plaster is seen through the paint. Very streaky and lazy paint job. Skull may be falling apart.

Put no effort at all into painting. Skull is falling apart due to mishandling.

Creativity Skull design is original and not copied from another student or the power point.

Some parts of the design are copied, but not everything.

Most of skull design is copied.

Skull design is a direct copy from somewhere else.

Signed Name Name is signed neatly and visibly on the inside of skull.

Name is sloppily written on inside of skull.

Name cannot be read on the inside of skull.

No name on the skull.

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Halloween vs. day of the dead

Mexican Folk ArtFolk art is ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________ means it’s an item used in everyday life

o _________________________________o _________________________________o _________________________________o _________________________________o _________________________________o _________________________________

An artisan is __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Characteristics of Mexican Folk Art:

___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

o _____________________________________________o _____________________________________________

Types of Mexican Folk Art:

___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

DEFINE:Reposse: _____________________________________________________________________

Chasing: ______________________________________________________________________

Embossing: ___________________________________________________________________

For our final project in the Mexican unit, we will be making Mexican mirrors using the embossing method. We will use a thin

metal, similar to aluminum foil, to imitate metal working.Below, design a mirror border based on Mexican Folk Art. THINK

SYMMETRY! Your design must be approved before you can continue onto the metal.

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4 3 2 1Colors

Used a wide variety of bold colors. (7-8) Colors go well together.

Used a small variety of bold colors (5-6). Colors mostly go well together.

Used some dull, boring colors. (3-4). Colors don’t go well together.

Only used two colors. (1-2)

DesignIncorporated a wide variety of Mexican folk art designs that flow well together (flowers, geometric patterns).

Incorporated a small variety of Mexican folk art designs.

Designs do not reflect Mexican folk art.

Did not include any designs.

RadialSymmetry

Excellently shows radial symmetry in both the mirror and the mosaic.

Shows adequate radial symmetry in both the mirror and the mosaic.

Attempted to show radial symmetry, but it is not effective.

No effort to show radial symmetry; no radial symmetry is present.

Craftsmanshipof

Mirror

Embossed mirror is neat and precise. Properly used the techniques of repousse and chasing to create a crisp design.

Embossed mirror is relatively neat and precise. Used the repousse and chasing techniques adequately.

Attempted to use embossing technique, but did not use the chasing technique to create a crisp design.

Put no effort at all into embossing. Metal looks more like it was folded and wrinkled, not drawn on with repousse and chasing.

CraftsmanshipOf

Mosaic

Mosaic design is neat and organized. No messy glue marks; no pieces falling off. Paid attention to the direction of the mosaic pieces.

Mosaic design is relatively neat and organized. No messy glue marks or pieces falling off. Somewhat paid attention to direction of

Mosaic is not neatly put together. May be glue smudges and/or pieces falling off. Did not really pay attention to direction of

No effort into mosaic; incomplete; all pieces have fallen off. Did not pay attention to direction of mosaic pieces.

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mosaic pieces. mosaic pieces.Creativity Mirror design is

original and not copied from another student or the power point.

Some parts of the design are copied, but not everything.

Most of mirror design is copied.

Mirror design is a direct copy from somewhere else.

Signed Name Name is signed neatly and visibly on the back of mirror.

Name is sloppily written on back of mirror.

Name cannot be read on the back of mirror.

No name on the mirror.©Art Room 104

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