1. Preparación Hoy es lunes, el 20 de abril de 2015 Today is Monday, April 20, 2015  What is another name for Festival?  ______________________________  What is the name of the Festival you saw last class of Medellin,Colombia?  _________________ of ___________.  Can you name a festival we have here in Sacramento?  _____________.

2. Objectives/ Objetivos  Review what a festival is.  See samples of festivals here in Sacramento.  WHAT ARE “PLATOS NACIONALES? “  Find a typical dish of one of the cities of your country of choice  See sample video and recipe of Cuban dish.  Find a recipe of it. Find a video of how is made.  Open up a Power Point with the Name of your Country and your name. 1 st Slide: cut and paste RECIPE OF TYPICAL DISH.( Ingredients and preparation). Add the link and a picture/s. Add other slide if needed  Find exotic fruit or fruits of the country you chose.  See sample fruit with video about Dominican Republic.  On power point do 2 nd Slide write a link about information of fruit/s of country. In a sentence give some interesting information you found (ex: how people eat it, where else does it grow or can it be found here in the USA?) or anything you learned about this fruit. ADD A PICTURE OF FRUIT/S on slide. Add other slide if needed.  EXOTIC FRUIT DRAWING: in a sheet of paper write name and draw big colorful exotic or typical fruit/s from that country.

3. A festival is a celebration. Colombians are proud of their beautiful flowers and culture in la FERIA DE LAS FLORES. Silleteros are the man holding the flowers on their backs. Feria de las flores or Festival of Flowers. Medellin, Colombia

4. Eggplant Festival, Loomis CA

5. Sacramento Jazz Festival or Music Festival. We celebrate music.

6. What are “platos nacionales”, national dishes? They are typical dishes of a country. In Latin America, dishes may be claimed or designated as a "plato nacional" although in many cases recipes transcend national borders with only minor variations.Latin America Mrs. Billings lived in Brazil in Sao Paulo and visited Rio. I ate: Feijoada: One of the few dishes eaten the length and breadth of Brazil, feijoada is a hearty stew of black beans, sausages and cuts of pork of varying quality ……. Brazilians eat it with rice.

7. Cuban typical dish: Ropa Vieja : watch link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXuwB3GzMg This is great shredded beef served on tortillas or over rice. Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXuwB3GzMg Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the flank steak on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth and tomato sauce, then add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, cilantro, olive oil and vinegar. Stir until well blended. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for up to 10 hours. When ready to serve, shred meat and serve with tortillas or rice. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 pounds beef flank steak 1 cup beef broth 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 small onion, sliced 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon white vinegar

8. Uva de playa – sea grape The sea grape tree is common on most beaches, its fruit is about the size of a small grape and grows in bunches. When ripe the fruit is purple coloured and tastes tart to sweet Exotic Fruits of the Dominican Republic and their nutrients Video of how you eat mamey/sapote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tiJ2EwN8_E Zapote /mamey / sapote Oval shaped, slightly pointy at one end. Skin is brown and rough. Flesh is brownish orange and covers a large, shiny dark brown seed. Flesh has a flavor similar to sweet potato. Makes great, creamy, rich fruit shakes.

9. COUNTRY PROJECT (Part I: either brochure, poster or calendar) Part II: Power Point Become a persuasive tour guide of a Spanish speaking country of your choice. Impress your tourists! Contents:  Geographical features of the country (show on map)  ocean or oceans that surround the country  2 main rivers and 2 main mountain(s) (volcano)  3 main cities including the capitol  weather  A picture of the flag or an outline of the country on the cover of the brochure with the following information: Population of the country, currency and language/s. Country’s exports.  Some historical information about the country (When did it become independent? Is there anything particularly unique about the country’s history?) Today’s government, name of President.  Cultural information about the country Become a persuasive Tour Guide  Festival or holiday that is celebrated in that country Typical Food / recipe Typical music/ instruments /famous singer Typical dances / typical clothing /famous dancer  Famous cities and sites within the country  famous museums,  parks, Caves  beaches,  monuments,  ruins,  art/ or architecture  Typical animal, bird or fish of country. Exotic fruits and flower.  Famous person: athlete, team, poet, artist, singer, etc.(

10. Examples of bibliography for research  COAT OF ARMS:  http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bo).html#use  tripadvisor.com  allaboutmexicocity.com  world-guides.com  visitmexico.com  wikitravel.com  Infoplease.com  Frommers.com

11. Homework for Tuesday April 21, 2015  I HAVE A REQUEST TO ALL STUDENTS: KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE and GIE THE RESPECT MS. LUCIANO DESERVES.  We keep moving along with research. Work done in class is part of formative grade.  Some of these pages you can choose for your poster or calendar soon as you assemble your poster or calendar which will be summative for May.  Fill out outline sheets that Ms. Luciano gives you daily. Turn in class daily to her: We have done so far:  Geographical Facts Outline  a map of the country,  a flag of the country,  historical page  Coat of arms  2 Country Festivals or Celebrations SHEETS  1 colorful, big drawing of something you liked of festival  OPEN YOUR OWN POWER POINT : HAVE YOUR NAME AND NAME OF COUNTRY  RECIPE OF TYPICAL DISH of the country of your choice  EXOTIC FRUIT  DRAWING OF EXOTIC FRUIT of country of your choice.  Bring I pads, colored pencils and pens.  If you have missed out school catch up by asking Ms. Luciano what has been done the previous day. If you have not taken summative 3. Make arrangements to take it with Ms. Luciano.