Mérida, Mexico: An Educational Journey Participantes

Claire González, Christina Amezquita, Marilyn Bruner, Andrea Beebe, Cathy Wharmby, Stephanie Burnett, Marina Carter, Lynn Lavender, Holly Knox, Beckie Gibson y Tatiana Botero The Art and Architecture of Mérida, Mexico Christina Amezquita El Mundo Maya Las Influencias Españolas

¿Qué nos enseña? Cultura Historia Tradición Connectar Comparar

Traditional Clothing from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Marilyn Bruner Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Merida A few characteristics of Yucatan traditional clothing:

• Made by hand

• Has special borders with bright colors

• Or may be made in small MX factories Three types of traditional clothing:

• Los vestidos

• Guayaveras

• Huipiles mayas When is the traditional clothing seen:

• Los bailes folklóricos la danza jarana

• Los mercados Mérida en domingo

• Las festivales bodas, graduaciones, etc La jarana

• Famous dance from Yucatan • Courtship • Balance glass jars on head

• La jarana dance Describe these women who perform the Jarana dance Diálogo en el mercado • El escenario: You are a “turista” at Mérida en domingo and you just remembered that you need to buy “un vestido bordado” for your sister and “una guayavera” for your brother. Today is your last day to shop. Luckily, you encounter a “vendedora” to help you in the mercado.

• Create a conversation in Spanish.

• Decide with a partner who will be the “vendedora” and who will be the “turista”.

• Include: – Clothing vocabulary – Ask about colors, sizes – Use 5 interrogatives – Ask how to get back to the hotel La boda maya

• La telenovela Sortilegio (2009)

• La telenovela Sortilegio Youtube clip Design a traditional clothing from the Yucatan Peninsula Paso 1 Design a traditional clothing

Paso 2 Compose an essay in Spanish Explain the colors you chose Explain the event you will wear your traditional clothing Adios amigos Mayan Medicine and Cosmology Andrea Beebe Ser cósmica

• Ser humana es ser cósmica

• In other words, everything is connected and interrelated to everything else. Mayan Cosmos

• According to Mayan cosmology the world is divided into 3 parts. – The heavens – The earth – The underworld The Human’s Place • Humans are in the center of the world, on the surface of the earth, between the heavens and the underworld.

• Humans have an influence on all other plants, animals, celestial beings and everything else in the universe.

• Therefore, among the Maya of the Yucatan there is still a strong consciousness of the plants and animals in their community. – For example before cutting a plant or killing an animal for dinner the Maya pray to the plant or animal to ensure that they retain their nutritional or medicinal values. Personal Experience

• Maya Curandera in Villadolid

• Diagnosed the root of my illnesses with an egg Lesson Plans

• Yerbatero lesson

• Cosmology Lesson

• Mayan Health Professions Lesson Wild Animals of the Yucatan Peninsula Cathy Wharmby State Standards

• Standard Number 1 (Goal One): Communicate in a Language Other Than English – In the target language, engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. – Understand and interpret both written and spoken forms of the target language on a variety of topics. • Standard Number 3 (Goal Three): Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information – Reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. • Standard Number 4 (Goal Four): Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture – Demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and one’s own. Diferentes Clases de Animales

Se pueden comparar los animales observando sus diferencias y sus semejanzas. – ¿En qué se parecen? – ¿En qué se diferencian? Las aves

• Tienen plumas. • Ponen huevos. El pico • Tienen dos patas. • Tienen dos alas. • La mayoría puede volar. • Tienen un pico. Las alas Las plumas Algunas aves de la península de Yucatán

Cormorán Bicrestado Momotos

Flamencos Caribeños Garza Grande Activities

• Animal charts • Classification activity • Animal characteristics • Fantasy Animal • Grammar activity • Songs Los animales salvajes de la península de Yucatán Mamíferos interesantes • Oso hormiguero (Northern Tamandúa) es un animal de tamaño mediano. • Vive en las selvas húmedas tropicales de Yucatán. • Come hormigas y termitas. Mamíferos que también habitan en nuestro estado • Estos mamíferos viven en Yucatán y en el estado de Tennessee: – Mapache – Zarigüeya – Venado de Cola Blanca Activities • Animal sorting activity • Two books – Animals That Live in My World – Animals of the Yucatan Peninsula Escuelas Privadas de Yucatán

Stephanie Burnett

Los estudiantes en el patio Las reglas Lección de gramática Una lección en inglés La sala de clase Una escuela pública Los estudiantes en el patio La sala de clase Una lección de historia Una lección al aire libre Bailando Escuela Pública de Yucatán

Marina Carter Escuela Pública de Yucatán Patio de recreo Estudiantes bajo el árbol

Salón de actividades Vista de instalaciones Clase y servicio Patio en escuela privada Instalaciones en la privada International Foods By: Lynn Lavender Lesson Plan

• Why food? • Levels: Spanish 1-AP • Standards • Food Fair vs. Presentation Lesson Plan: Outline

Requirements: Food Fair: • Basic information • Booth with visual aid – Chosen country or • Students hosting region – Teaching visitors • Roles: about country – Cook • Authentic dish – Historian – Samples for everyone – Food Culture The Yucatán About the Yucatán

• Capital: Mérida • Geography – Southeastern tip of Mexico – Divides Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea • Currency: Mexican Peso – 1 peso = .08 US Dollar

Source: www.yucatan-revealed.com Major cities in the Yucatán

• Mérida

• Tizimín

• Progreso

Source: www.newworldencyclopedia.com Mérida Mérida Progreso Attractions in the Yucatán Major Industries in the Yucatán

Henequen

Textiles

Food and Beverages

Furniture

Source: www.yucatantoday.com History of the Yucatán

• Naming – 1517: Francisco Hernández de Córdova

• Conquered by Spain – 1537 after several attempts – Founded Mérida, Campeche

• Mexican Independence in 1821 from Spain – Several episodes of declaring independence until 1848

Source: www.history.com Influence on Food

• Yucatán: Port city – Caribbean and European influence – Imports • Mayan influence – Corn – Anchiote

www.mexconnect.com Guide to Yucatecan Food

• Pollo Pibil: • Tortillas – Chicken marinated in achiote (annatto), sour – Frequently handmade orange juice, peppercorns, garlic, cumin, salt, and then wrapped in banana leaves and – Served with most meals baked. This dish can also be made with pork (). • : – Soup made with shredded chicken, • Pavo en Relleno Negro: turkey meat stew bits of fried tortilla, and lime juice cooked with a black made from roasted chiles and other spices • : • and Salbutes – Chopped hard boiled egg rolled up in – Pre-cooked tortilla with shredded chicken, a tortilla and covered with pumpkin lettuce and onion. The difference between panuchos and salbutes is that the panuchos seed sauce. have inside the tortilla.

Source: www.ajuamaya.com Typical dishes of Yucatan

Lime Soup Cuatro Yucas

Handmade tortillas Papadzules Typical dishes of Yucatan

Salbutes Baked fish

Lobster Ceviche Recipe: Salbutes

Ingredients: • 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced • 1 cup distilled white vinegar Preparation • 1 teaspoon salt • 1. In a small pan over high heat, cover red onion with cold water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and drain. Put • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper red onion in a small bowl with vinegar, 1/2 tsp. salt, and • Vegetable oil for frying pepper. Set aside to marinate at least 30 minutes at room • 8 corn tortillas (4 in. or 6 in.) temperature or up to 1 week covered and refrigerated. • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 1 medium white or yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced • 2. To a small frying pan over high heat, add 1 in. of vegetable • 1/2 teaspoon oregano oil and heat to 375ｰ. Fry tortillas, one at a time, until golden • 2 cups shredded cooked turkey and crispy. Drain on paper towels. • 1 cup chicken broth • 2 serrano chiles, seeded and minced • 3. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add sliced white or yellow onion and 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring, • 2 tablespoons lime juice until onions are soft, about 4 minutes. Add oregano and cook • 1 tablespoon orange juice until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add turkey and broth. Bring to • 1 avocado, sliced a boil, lower heat to a steady simmer, and cook, partially • About 1 1/2 cups shredded green and/or red cabbage covered, for 10 minutes to let flavors blend.

• 4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine chiles, lime juice, orange juice, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt. Set aside.5. To assemble: Divide turkey-onion mixture among the 8 tortillas, then top each with avocado, cabbage, and drained pickled red onion (you will have extra onion; see Notes). Serve with Source: www.myrecipes.com serrano-citrus sauce. The Caste War of the Yucatan Holly Knox

Chichén Itzá Beckie Gibson El Castillo Kukulcán Kukulcán Jaguar Cenote La cancha de pelota La cancha de pelota El observatorio El Templo de los Guerreros Chac Mool Vendedores

Mayan Cosmos http://slushpileastrology.blogspot.com/

Curandera with egg Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing and Chinese Medicine. Hernan Garcia et al. Translator Jeff Conant. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California; 1999.

Animal Planet http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2009/12/weird-critter-profile-virginia-opossum.html

Our Summer in the Jungle http://www.ristohurme.com/belize.htm desktop http://www.2desktop.com/Orange_Flamingo_Head_Beak_Birds_free_quality_desktop_wallpaper_6961.html

Qwickstep.com http://qwickstep.com/search/bird-feather.html

Yucatan Adventure Geo-Travel Guide http://www.yucatanadventure.com.mx/yucatan-wildlife.htm

Squidoo http://www.squidoo.com/raccoon

Ancient Suns http://www.theancientsuns.com/WisdomfromTurtleIsland.html

Chicen Itza at the Summer Solstice http://theakumalian.com/Archives/2008/66june.shtml

Chac mool Picture http://travelcia.com/sights-to-see/chichen-itza-yucatan-peninsula-mexico/