Day of the Dead in Mexico
Students read a nonfiction passage about the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) in Mexico, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about the Day of the Dead in Mexico.
- Find details that explain what an ofrenda is and why families build one.
- Explain how Indigenous and Catholic traditions blended to shape the holiday.
- Identify the meaning of words like ofrenda and calavera from context.