Do you struggle to incorporate real-world, authentic reading in your Spanish classroom? This amazing interpretive reading activity about altares and the significance of the items found on an altar will get your kids reading and analyzing an authentic resource from the Spanish-speaking world.

In this activity, your students will:

• identify key elements of an altar
• determine the main idea
• identify supporting details
• guess the meaning of words based on the context
• answer comprehension questions
• compare and contrast traditions
• write a personal reaction to the infographic

This reading and writing activity makes a great addition to any Día de los Muertos or holidays unit, from Spanish 2 through AP (as an introduction to the unit). It also makes a great pre-reading activity for an article about Día de los Muertos (there are two suggested articles in the product and one suggested photo slideshow). There are two versions of the handout: version 1 has all directions and questions in English, while version 2 has all directions and questions in Spanish.

PLEASE NOTE: the infographic is NOT included with this product due to copyright laws and you must access it at the following link: infographic. I would recommend printing and laminating the infographic, projecting it on your board, or posting it to Google Classroom, Edmodo, or Schoology for students to access it. Each handout includes the link to the image at the top as well as a QR code to the image at the bottom.

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