Lesson 3: Tracing Mexican Cuisine During the Colonial Period

 

Below are a series of activities in English and in Spanish related to the lesson. A general set of teacher 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