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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 400 675 FL 023 804 AUTHOR Bacon, Susan, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy, Ed. TITLE Legends of Mexico: Units of Instruction, Grades K-8. INSTITUTION Cincinnati Univ., OH. Dept. of Romance Languages. SPONS AGENCY National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, D.C. PUB. DATE 96 NOTE 258p. AVAILABLE FROMDepartment of Romance Languages, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210377, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0377 ($15). PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher)(052) Collected Works General (020) LANGUAGE English; Spanish EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Cultural Education; Elementary Education; *Folk Culture; Foreign Countries; *Legends; *Oral Tradition; Second Language Instruction; *Second Languages; *Spanish IDENTIFIERS *Mexico ABSTRACT The 26 units of Spanish instruction for grades K-8 presented here were developed by participants in a 1995-96 teacher institute. The units are designed to help children and adolescents learn both language and culture through Mexican legends. Activities help introduce the legend, test comprehension, and extend the meaning, to develop deeper understanding of Mexican culture and make connections with other content areas. Units include: "Como nacio mazorca de las dulces notas musicales" '(Jennene Alexander); "La leyenda del chocolat" (Susan H. Bost); "El misterio de la calle de Olmedo" (Gladys Catala); "La leyenda de la musica, el canto y el baile" (Flor Ciriaco); "Lecho de rosas" (Rachael Trujillo Coughlin); "Los novios" (Melissa Detwiler); "Un lecho de rosas" (Rebecca L. Eppley); "La leyenda de los novios". (Eppley); "Los sapos y la lluvia" (Rocco Fuschetta); "La casa de los munecos" (Susan Guehl); "Huitzilopochlti, colibri a la izquierda" (Yvonne L. Hernandez); "El sol y la luna" (Tracy Daniels Jones); "Las orejas del conejo" (Mary Ellen Klima); "El nino espiritu" (Linda Kwallek); "El hombre iguana" (Randy Lemler); "El animalito que canta" (Bethany A. Lowrey); "La . china poblana" (Maria Elena Martinez); "El sol y la luna" (Dena Minard); "La leyenda del mole poblano" (Leslie Mueller); "La china poblana" (Nilsa Nieves); "El sol y la luna" (Tracy L. Purdy); "La musica, el canto y el baile" (Milagros Quiles); "Los novios" (Cheryl A. Smith); "Los chiles en nogada" (Carolina M. Timmerding); "La virgen de Guadalupe" (Rebecca Vay); and "La china poblana" (Isaura Zytkowski). (MSE) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Units 4.f Instruction, Grades K-8 e exico National Enirdvvinent for the Humanities and University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Puebla, Mexico 95-1996 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCEAND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN GRANTEDBY Off OS of Educational Research and Improvement VtED ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC Points of view or opinions stated in this 2 document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. ZEST COPY MAILABLE Project Directors: Susan Bacon Nancy Humbach Department of Romance Languages Department of Teacher Education University of Cincinnati 301 McGuffey Hall P.O. Box 210377 Miami University Cincinnati, OH 45221-0377 Oxford, OH 45056 Susan.Bacon @UC.edu [email protected] (513) 556-1840 (513) 529-6320 Instructors: Francisco Jimenez, Santa Clara University, CA Aitor Bikandi-Mejias, University of Cincinnati, OH Mari Haas, Columbia University Teachers College, NY Mary Ann Brewer, Dallas, TX Project Assistants: Project Evaluator: Aaron Taylor Fran Hoch, North Carolina Board Gregg Courtad of Education Acknowledgments: We are grateful to the following institutions and individuals for their generous support, both financial and in time, of this project: The National Endowment for the Humanities The University of Cincinnati The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese The Central States Conference for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Longman Books Wiley & Sons The Ohio Foreign Language Association The Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association Virginia Ballenger, Superintendent for Foreign Languages, State of Ohio Carolyn Andrade, (formerly) Cincinnati Public Schools Dean Joseph Caruso, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Cincinnati Judith Trent, Vice-President for Research & Advanced Studies, UC Anthony Perzigian, Acting Senior Vice President and Provost. UC Edward Coughlin, Acting Head, Department of Romance Languages, UC Judith Muyskens, Head, Dept. of Romance Languages, UC Phyllis Oberacker, Secretary, Dept. of Romance Languages, UC Maria Luisa 0. de M de Rios & Staff, el Hotel Colonial, Puebla, MX 3 Preface The units of instruction were produced by the 25 participants inthe NEH/UC Legends of Mexico Institute, 1995-96. Teachers represented schools inOhio, Kentucky and Indiana. The units are designed to help children and adolescents learnboth language and culture through Mexican legends. Theactivities help introduce thelegend, test comprehension, and extend the meaning to develop deeper understanding ofMexican culture, and make connections to other content areas. Although the institutewas directed toward teachers of Spanish, grades K-8, some participants prepared units that couldbe used at higher levels of instruction, as well. These units are reproduced without editing. Teachers whouse activities should review them carefully to make themappropriate for their particularlevel and students. The legends are meant to be "told"rather than "read." We hopethat you enjoy these legends and accompanying activities as much as we do, and that they giveyou ideas on how to tell your own legends! Additional copies of this manual may be ordered for the cost of printingand postage: $15.00. Send a checkor money order made out to: The Department of RomanceLanguages University of Cincinnati P.O. Box 210377 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0377 U 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Preface ii UNITS Jennene Alexander C6mo naci6 mazorca de las dulces notas musicales 1 Susan H. Bost La leyenda del chocolate 15 Gladys Catala El misterio de la calle de Olmedo 21 Flor Ciriaco La leyenda de la musica, el canto y el baile 31 Rachael Trujillo Coughlin Lecho de rosas 43 Melissa Detwiler Los novios 59 Rebecca L. Eppley Un lecho de rosas 67 Rebecca L. Eppley La leyenda de los novios 73 Rocco Fuschetto Los sapos y la lluvia 80 Susan Guehl La casa de los muiz'ecos 89 Yvonne L. Hernandez Huitzilopochlti, colibri a la izquierda 98 Tracy Daniels Jones El sol y la luna 112 iii 5 Mary Ellen Klima Las orejas del conejo 124 Linda Kwallek El nifio espiritu 133 Randy Lem ler El hombre iguana 143 Bethany A. Lowrey El animalito que canta 151 Maria Elena Martinez La china poblana 158 Dena Minard El sol y la luna 167 Leslie Mueller La leyenda del mole poblano 176 Nilsa Nieves La china poblana 186 Tracy L. Purdy El sol y la luna 193 Milagros Quiles La masica, el canto y el baile 198 Cheryl A. Smith Los novios 206 Carolina M. Timmerding Los chiles en nogada 216 Rebecca Vay La virgen de Guadalupe 224 Isaura Zytkowski La china poblana 233 iv COmo naciO mazorcade las dulces notas musicales At the time of theworkshop, Jennene Alexander was astudent teacher at Lakota High School andFairfield Middle School in theCincinnati, Ohio area. Her project. entitled"Como naci6 mazorca de lasdulces notas musicales.." is designed for Spanish I, grades9-10. "Como nacio mazorca delas dulces notas musicales"is a Mexican legend about the origin of corn.Back when a time the peopleof the village did not appreciate music. they decided tokill the violinist who played suchbeautiful music. His wife was sosaddened by his death that shelost the child she was carrying. A few days later,while carrying flowers to the cemetery,she saw an unknownplant growing over the gravesof her loved ones. She took the plant home and made flour outof it, but the flour's taste did notappeal to her and she tossed it. the plantand its grains into the river.Unbeknownst to her. one of the grainsfell on the back of a turtle.The child who grew from this grain was called Mazorca.This child taught the villagers toappreciate music and this is how the customof playing the violin in the cornfestivals originated. Ms. Alexander uses this legend toteach about Mexico's indigenousheritage and its influences. 7 la tortilla menu tu dieta Pre-ensefianza tu diario buscar comida a base de maiz La dramatizacion vocabulario El maiz y las culturas indigenes viaje fantastico Comprensi6n Extension visitar un museo "sentence strips" cierto / falso cocinar arte Diego Rivera, et al. mapa mapa topografico dar direcciones Le)EST COPYMAKE "Como Mazorca nacicide las bellas notas musicales" El padre del maiz solfa tocar mUsica muy bella con su violin. Pero a la gente del pueblo le molestaba su nuisica. Entonces decidieron matarle al violinista. Hubo muchas peleas, y los ciudadanos del pueblo lo mataron. Cuando murid el violinista, su esposa estaba embarazada. Ella estaba tan triste que perdio al bebd. Pocos dias despues, ella, tristisima,'llev6 flores al cementerio para decorar las tumbas de su esposo y su bebe difuntos. Cuando llego al cementerio, vio con sorpresa que crecia all( una planta con muchas frutas. Ella no conocia la planta, ni las frutas, pero cortd algunas y regresd a su casa. Al llegar a casa, usando la mano, mono' los granos de la planta desconocida en su metate. Despue's, probd'la harina, pero no le gusto: Entonces neva la harina, los granos y la planta al rio y los boto allf. Sin que ella supiera, uno de los granos se cayden el caparazdn de una tortuga. Del grano de maiz nacio un nig() llamado Mazorca. El nifio crecid grande y sano. La tortuga lo dejd a la orilla del rio cuando ya pesaba tanto que la tortuga no podia cargarlo mas. El 'lino Mazorca empezd a buscar a sus padres. Primero fue al cementerio para ver que aprendia. Vio la milpa que habia crecido alli, y entonces supo quien era su padre.