Unit focus: Mexico Text focus: Instructions (990L) STAGE 6 · Sugar skulls are an important part of...
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STAGE 6 Unit focus: Mexico Text focus: Instructions (990L) Sugar skulls are an important part of the Mexican celebraon of the Day of the Dead. The fesval is all about remembering the dead and celebrang their me on Earth. Their spirits are encouraged to return for a big party, and they are enced back with offerings (ofrendas) of food and drink. One of the most popular offerings are sugar skulls painted in bright colours and decorated with the name of the deceased. Before you make your sugar skull, it is important to remember that they are tradionally made as decoraons for the dead, not to be eaten. Many Mexicans decorate their skulls with sequins, feathers and foil which make them inedible. When you make yours, it is much beer to have fun decorang them than trying to make them edible. That much sugar won’t taste very nice, anyway! You will need: Skulls • 30g instant royal icing powder • 720g granulated sugar • 80-100ml water Decora�ng Icing • 7 tsp instant royal icing powder • 6 tsp water • 450g icing sugar • Food colouring What to do: Making the skulls is easier if you have a skull-shaped mould; however, you can shape them by hand with a bit of paence and pracce. First, mix the sugar, royal icing powder and water together. It is important that the mix holds together when you squeeze it into a ball. Add the water a bit at a me unl the consistency is right. all resources ©2019 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com Sugar skulls
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STAGE 6Unit focus: MexicoText focus: Instructions (990L)
SugarskullsareanimportantpartoftheMexicancelebrationoftheDayoftheDead.Thefestivalis
allaboutrememberingthedeadandcelebratingtheirtimeonEarth.Theirspiritsareencouraged
toreturnforabigparty,andtheyareenticedbackwithofferings(ofrendas)offoodanddrink.
Oneofthemostpopularofferingsaresugarskullspaintedinbrightcoloursanddecoratedwiththe
nameofthedeceased.
Beforeyoumakeyoursugarskull,itisimportanttorememberthattheyaretraditionallymade
asdecorationsforthedead,nottobeeaten.ManyMexicansdecoratetheirskullswithsequins,
feathersandfoilwhichmaketheminedible.Whenyoumakeyours,itismuchbettertohavefun
decoratingthemthantryingtomakethemedible.Thatmuchsugarwon’ttasteverynice,anyway!
You will need:
Skulls
• 30ginstantroyalicingpowder
• 720ggranulatedsugar
• 80-100mlwater
Decora� ng Icing
• 7tspinstantroyalicingpowder
• 6tspwater
• 450g icing sugar
• Foodcolouring
What to do:
Makingtheskullsiseasierifyouhaveaskull-shapedmould;however,youcanshapethembyhand
withabitofpatienceandpractice.
First,mixthesugar,royalicingpowderandwatertogether.Itisimportantthatthemixholds
togetherwhenyousqueezeitintoaball.Addthewaterabitatatimeuntiltheconsistencyisright.
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RETRIEVAL FOCUS1.WhatistheSpanishwordforofferings?
2.Whatisoftenincludedonthesugarskull?
3.Whyshouldyouonlymouldsmallportionsofthemixtureatatime?
4.Howlongshouldtheskullsbelefttodryforbeforedecorating?
5. Ifyouwantedtomaketwiceasmanyskulls,howmuchroyalicingpowderwouldyouneed?
VIPERS QUESTIONSV Whatdoesdeceasedmean?
V Ifsomethingisedible,whatcanyoudowithit?
S Whatkindofthingscouldbeusedtodecoratetheskull?
I Whyshouldn’tyoueatthesugarskulls?
E Theauthorhasrepeatedtheimportantinformationaboutnoteatingtheskulls,attheendofthetext.Why?
Ifyou’veaddedtoomuchwater,addatinybitmoresugarorroyalicingmix.
Ifyouareusingamould,pressthemixtureintothemouldandpackitintightly.Ifyouare
modellingyourskullsbyhand,nowisthetimetodoso.Themixturecandryoutquitequickly,soit
isimportanttoonlyhandlesmallportionsatatime.
Onceyourskullsaremadeorinthemould,allowthemtodryoutforatleast6hours.Thelonger
youcanleavethem,thebetter.Onceonesidehasdriedforatleast6hours,flipthemoverandlet
theothersidedryforthesametime.Iftheyareinthemould,youwillneedtotipthemouttolet
bothsidesdry.
Usingcolouredroyalicingisonewaytodecoratesugarskulls.Mixthewaterwiththeroyalicing
powderandicingsugar,andbeatituntilitlosesitsshine.
Addfoodcolouringtobatchesoftheroyalicinganduseittodecorateyourskullonceitisfullydry.
LettheskullsdryforseveralhoursbeforeincludingtheminyourDayoftheDeadcelebrations.
Remember,theseskullsaremeanttobedecorations.Whynotuseyourimaginationanduse
sequins,feathersoranythingelseyoucanthinkoftomakethemstandout?
Answers:
1. Ofrendas
2. Brightcoloursandthenameofthedeceased
3. Itdriesoutquickly
4. 12 hours
5. 60g
V:Dead
V:Eatit
S:Colouredicing/sequins/feathers/foil
I:Theywouldn’ttasteniceandtheymaycontainthingsthatcan’tbeeaten
E:Toremindpeopleaftertheyhavereadtheinstructions/madetheskulls
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