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Culture Scavenger Hunt

Use textbook pages 220-244 to determine whether the following cultural statements are cierto (true) or falso (falso).

Página Statement Cierto (True)

Falso(False)

Me encanta la clase de español. Xp. 220 Carmen Lomas Garza is best known for paintings

that show Mexican American life in her native South Texas in the 1950s.

p. 223 Things you might want to have for a fiesta would include all of the following: las luces, las flores, el papel picado, los globos, los dulces y el pastel.

p. 226 El papel picado is a decoration frequently used by Mexican families to decorate for celebrations. It is made by folding and cutting layers of colored tissue paper to create designs or scenes that are then hung as decorations. Me gusta hacer papel picado.

p. 231 Before the age of MySpace, painted portraits were used to capture the images of people.

p. 231 Francisco de Goya was one of the greatest Spanish painters and is considered by many to be the “Father of Modern Art.” He was known for a wide range of art themes, including portraits of the royal family and other members of the nobility.

p. 235 In Spanish you can add the suffix –ito(a) to word to give it the meaning of “big.” It can also be used to show affection.

p. 235 Abuelita means “big grandma.”p. 236 Diego Rivera was a Mexican muralist who often

portrayed the daily life of the indigenous people of Mexico.

p. 235 A person’s full name (nombre completo) consists of a first name (nombre), which often consists of two names, plus two surnames, the father’s family name (apellido paterno), followed by the mother’s family name (apellido materno).

p. 238Challenge question: La quinceañera (fiesta de quince años) es una tradición muy importante en México, América Central y los países hispanos del Caribe.

p. 238 Los chicos tienen quinceañeras.