Off To The Market
Posted by Ms. DeAngelisSeventh grade Spanish is learning about open-air markets in Guatemala, the most famous of which is Chichicastenango (say that five times fast!). The market of Chichicastenango is so large and labyrinthine that the tourism board of Guatemala recommends hiring a guide – recognizable by their khaki vests – so that visitors don’t get lost in the market and accidentally miss the once daily bus out of town.
To combine the students’ love of saying Chichicastenango with our new clothing vocabulary, we decided to work in groups to put on a skit about Guatemala’s largest artisan market. Our seventh graders spent a week writing and rehearsing their skits, incorporating every single new vocabulary word as well as some of our new irregular verbs.
The skits were a success! With elaborate costumes and unexpected set pieces, the students performed inventive and comical skits about the perils of the marketplace. If you ever go to the market of Chichicastenango, Unquowa’s seventh grade students definitely recommend that you get a guide – lest you get eaten by a giant man-eating banana!
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