Research & Empathize
Research & Empathize
Students will investigate how alebrijes and Día de los Muertos art communicate culture, feelings, and identity, then use Spanish vocabulary for colors, body parts, emotions, and preferences to create and revise an empathy artifact that will guide later design choices.
Days 3 - 8
Ideate & Choose
Ideate & Choose
Students will turn their research and cultural observations into a plan for an original alebrije by naming audience needs, generating several different design ideas, using Spanish sentence frames to explain choices, and selecting one concept to carry forward after peer feedback and a teacher checkpoint.
Days 9 - 13
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their finished 2D paper alebrijes, Spanish booklets, and museum labels to an authentic audience, share one booklet page aloud or through a recording, gather audience responses, and reflect on how feedback, cultural learning, and Spanish helped them communicate their ideas.
Days 19 - 20
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
🦄 Creemos Nuestros Alebrijes
Launch
45m
Day 2
🎨 Galería de Emociones y Colores
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Research & Empathize
Days 3–8
Day 3
🖼️ Galería de arte y emociones
Launch
45m
Day 4
🧩 Banco de palabras del alebrije
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 5
📚 Historias en alebrijes y calaveras
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 6
💬 Entrevistas sobre gustos y sentimientos
Research
45m
Day 7
📝 Mapa de empatía del alebrije
Deliverable
50m
Day 8
✅ Conferencia del mapa cultural
Assessment
40m
Ideate & Choose
Days 9–13
Day 9
🧭 Mapa de diseño del alebrije
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 10
✏️ Tres bocetos de alebrijes
Project Work
45m
Day 11
🗣️ Frases para escoger diseño
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 12
👂 Ronda de crítica con checklist
Deliverable
50m
Day 13
✅ Plan final del alebrije
Assessment
45m
Prototype & Present
Days 14–18
Day 14
🧩 Prototipo de Alebrije
Project Work
45m
Day 15
📖 Páginas con Ser y Tener
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 16
💬 Ronda de Retroalimentación
Deliverable
45m
Day 17
🏛️ Etiqueta y Prueba Cultural
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 18
🎤 Presentación del Proceso
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 19–20
Day 19
🖼️ Galería de Alebrijes y Lecturas
Community Experience
45m
Day 20
🎤 Mi Alebrije Final Share
Assessment
45m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
15
Day 1
Launch
🦄 Creemos Nuestros Alebrijes
16
Day 2
🎨 Galería de Emociones y Colores
17
Day 3
Research & Empathize
🖼️ Galería de arte y emociones
18
Day 4
🧩 Banco de palabras del alebrije
19
Day 5
📚 Historias en alebrijes y calaveras
22
Day 6
💬 Entrevistas sobre gustos y sentimientos
23
Day 7
📝 Mapa de empatía del alebrije
24
Day 8
✅ Conferencia del mapa cultural
25
Day 9
Ideate & Choose
🧭 Mapa de diseño del alebrije
26
Day 10
✏️ Tres bocetos de alebrijes
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
29
Day 11
🗣️ Frases para escoger diseño
30
Day 12
👂 Ronda de crítica con checklist
1
Day 13
✅ Plan final del alebrije
2
Day 14
Prototype & Present
🧩 Prototipo de Alebrije
3
Day 15
📖 Páginas con Ser y Tener
6
Day 16
💬 Ronda de Retroalimentación
7
Day 17
🏛️ Etiqueta y Prueba Cultural
8
Day 18
🎤 Presentación del Proceso
9
Day 19
Showcase
🖼️ Galería de Alebrijes y Lecturas
10
Day 20
🎤 Mi Alebrije Final Share