Legends of Latin America to Question and Inference- Spanish Version
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Description
Ages 11+
Grades 5th-9th Easy Reader
(depending on comprehension and/or reading level)
This version is the direct translation of Legends of Latin America to Question and Inference published in English. From the Amazon publication: Legends of Latin America in English & Spanish: A Workbook of Stories to Question and Inference. It contains 12 legends told across Mexico, Central America, and all the way south to Argentina. Each legend includes a 1-page story, a page of open-ended “wh” questions, and another page in which students will draw in detail what they imagine in the story. Students are expected to define vocabulary words, look at maps to answer questions, and search google to confirm responses.
The following legends are included:
- The Legend of Yacumama/La Leyenda de la Yacumama (Peru)
- The Alligator Man/El Hombre Caimán (Colombia)
- The Encantado Dolphin/El Delfín Encantado (Brazil)
- Maricoxi (Amazon region)
- Madremonte (Colombia)
- Tamba-Tayá (Brazil)
- Maria, the Weeping Woman/La Llorona (Mexico)
- Chupacabras (Puerto Rico)
- The Bad Light/La Luz Mala (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay)
- The Chaneques and Cipitios/Los Chaneques y Cipitios (El Salvador & Mexico)
- The Children of Llullaillaco/Las Niñas de Llullaillaco (Chile & Argentina)
- Sirens of the Amazon/Las Sirenas de la Amazona (Brazil)
** This can be used for strong readers in 5th grade, average readers in middle school, and below average readers in high school.
Find the English version at: Legends of Latin America to Question and Inference