Focus: Latin American and European influences on Mexican cuisine, the use of food as a tool for power, and the effects of food and society.
Student Activities
Below are a series of activities in English and in Spanish related to the lesson. A general set of instructions will help you get started on teaching these activities.
Student Activities in English
Activity 1: Prehispanic Foods in Larin America and European Influence
Activity 2: The Human Body
Activity 3: Food in Casta Paintings
Activity 4: How Food was Used to Facilitate Religious Practices and Coerce Natives in Catholicism
Activity 5: "Mole and Mestizaje" (How Food Contributed to Transculturation)
Activity 6: Journal Entry/Skit from the Perspective of Someone Living in Colonial Latin America
Student Lesson Plan in Spanish
Activity 1: Prehispanic Foods in Larin America and European Influence
Activity 2: The Human Body
Activity 3: Food in Casta Paintings
Activity 4: How Food was Used to Facilitate Religious Practices and Coerce Natives in Catholicism
Activity 5: "Mole and Mestizaje" (How Food Contributed to Transculturation)
Activity 6: Journal Entry/Skit from the Perspective of Someone Living in Colonial Latin America