Video Visit to the Molino
Comparing
and Contrasting Language and Culture
Use some or all of these reading activities as you view this video clip.
1. Watch the video and/or view photos of women bringing their corn
to a mill to be ground into masa for the day's tortillas.
2. Look closely at each scene and at the video as a whole.
- What do you notice? Is there anything you recognize?
- What do you think is happening?
- What
questions do you have?
Option: After looking at the video, write one or more paragraphs that describe the process of grinding homegrown corn so it can be used in tortillas. Use descriptive words.
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- How your family gets the bread and other foods you eat every day
- Ways that you work with or depend on your community for food
4. Write or tell a partner about what it would be like if your family grew food and worked with others in the community to get it ready for cooking.
Places
and Regions
The physical and human characteristics of places.
Human
Systems
The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural
mosaics.
