Map Skills - Places

Write the name of 3 departments here in Guatemala legends use as their main scenario.

Listening and speaking - Recording and Interviewing

Instructions:
1. Listen to the leyend of La Llorona from min. 00:25 to min. 3:00. (this will help you with your gramar assignment)
2. Interview any member of your family, a neighbor or a friend, asking him/her what they know about the legends of our country. Be prepared to share this with your classmates and teacher.
*In the sharing activity you are able to use any extra resource thay may help you to carry out the presentation. e.g. a video, a voice note, a poster, a Power Point presentation, images, etc.¨
*You have to ask as minimum 2 questions.
*This will be a 3 min. presentation as maximum, no more.
*Some of the questions you may ask are:
-Do you know any Legend of Guatemala? Which one?
-What do you know about El Cadejo?
-There's any other country you know that has legends the same as here in Guatemala?

Grammar - Sentences w/adjectives

Instructions: According to the video of "La Llorona" describe the main character by writing 4  sentences. Write 2 sentences using comparative adjectives and 2 using superlative adjectives.

Science - Legends at night

Most legends take place at night. Choose one of the following topics:

*The Moon

*The Stars

*The Sun

*Eclipses

1. Send to your teacher an e-mail with a picture of the topic you chose.

2.After that, answer the following questions:

• Why do you think most legends take place at night?
• Name two characters from legends that show up at night according to what the stories say

e.g. This can be one of the pictures you send by e-mail:

             *The topic I chose was Moon.

 

Miss Lucero

 

Miguel Flores

 

Pablo Zepeda

Estefanía Castañeda

 Lina De León

 Carlos Tunez

Nicole Gutiérrez

 Nicole Brol

Luciana Benavides

 Pilar Rodas

 Rodrigo Berreondo

Trisha Rivera

Cristian Catú

Daniella Zea

Julio Pineda

Laura Rodas

Luis Pedro Mejía

Ricardo Sandoval

Rocío Villalta

Sung Jun

Roberto López

Andrés Valencia

 

 Brandon Anzueto

 Joshua Franco

Jonathan Macal

 

Emilio Recinos

 

                                                                        Rodrigo Paiz

 

 

 

Reading - Independence of Guatemala

Instructions:

Read the article below. Write one cause and one effect of the Independence of Guatemala.

On September 15, 1821, the Captaincy-general of Guatemala (formed by Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras) officially proclaimed its independence from Spain. It was not until 1825 that Guatemala created its own flag. The Latin American Countries wanted independence from Spain because they did not like Spanish taxes. The Spanish treated the people of Latin America like second, third, and fourth class citizens. Guatemala was fortunate to have gained independence from Spain without much blood being spilt compared to the wars that occurred to most countries of Latin America. On September 15, 1821, a council of distinquished personages in Guatemala City proclaimed independence from Spain and they formed a government with Gabino de Gainza, as the chief executive. In the days leading up to Independence Day, most of the country’s schools, buildings and buses are decorated with nationalistic images. The students form assemblies as they sing the national anthem. Customarily the Guatemalan army have a traditional military parade and air shows, usually for the review of the President. Many Guatemalans take this time to visit traditional tourist areas to watch the ongoing celebrations.

See more at: http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/guatemala-independence-day/#sthash.3cxiqC9e.dpuf

 

Spelling - Glossary

After reading the legends: El Sombrerón and La Leyenda del Quetzal, choose 3 or more vocabulary words you don’t know and look for the meaning of those words at www.wordreference.com .
Write the definitons and a sentence per word as a comment. Have fun!

Writing - Legends of Guatemala

Instructions: Write a comment about the legend “El Sombrerón” or the legend "La leyenda del quetzal." Your comment has to be 1 paragraph minimum (10 sentences). You may start your comment with these 3 options (choose one or write your own):

-What I liked about it…

-What I learned from it…

-What I already knew…

 

 

Legends of Guatemala

El Sombrerón

 

Illustration by: Juan Pablo

Walking through the streets of La Antigua Guatemala, surely your curiosity and imagination have taken flight and you have wondered what things have happened here in this place, what stories have been told about those still-standing buildings, what moaning and groaning hides, whispering among the ruins, and what kind of footsteps have clattered along the cobblestones.

This is one of those stories that still echoes through the silent nights of the full moon, so if some day you wander through the market and beyond and let your feet take you into the La Recolección neighborhood, don’t panic; just let go and allow yourself to feel a bit of the history and the magic that makes this place what it is.

There, they tell of a character who goes out walking at dusk. Is it a man? Is it a goblin? Is it a demon? No one knows for sure, but among those who have seen and heard it – and among those who haven’t – all agree that it’s someone or something very small, dressed all in black with a big shiny belt. On its head, it wears a black hat that hides both its big eyes and its questionable intentions. The feet, encased in a pair of black boots, clomp loudly, and the nearby walls echo with the noise. Over its shoulder hangs a silver guitar.

Illustration by: Juan Pablo Canale Banus

They say that El Sombrerón (“The Big Hat,” also known as Tzizimite, which means “goblin”) makes mischief through the neighborhoods of the city with his four mules. Sometimes he rides people’s horses, making them gallop all night and wearing them out; sometimes he braids their tails and manes. But he also likes to make young girls fall in love with him, especially those with big eyes and long hair. He enchants them with his sweet voice and the beautiful melodies from his guitar. When they come to the window to see who it is, they become bewitched. He follows them; he braids their hair; they become unable to eat or sleep. They fall under his spell and his mules stay hitched to their houses, while he sings and dances for his beloved.

So if one day you, or a friend, are attracted to a sweet voice that drifts through a window and you feel the moon’s influence beginning to flow through your veins, remember these words, because there are many sombrerones and sombreronas ready to make their mischief.

Author: Victor Sales

Illustrations by: Juan Pablo Canale Banus
jpcanale@yahoo.com / www.canalebanus.com



Here you have the link of the legend: "La Leyenda del Quetzal" 
http://blog.guatemalangenes.com/2009/03/legend-of-quetzal.html