Katie Baker
La Llorona de Mazatlán
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La Llorona de Mazatlán
Comprehension-based™ Reader
Laney Morales’ dream of playing soccer in Mazatlan, Mexico soon turns into a nightmare, as she discovers that the spine-chilling legend of La Llorona.
Level 2 and up / Novice Mid — Intermediate Low
Overview
Laney Morales’ dream of playing soccer in Mazatlan, Mexico soon turns into a nightmare, as she discovers that the spine-chilling legends of old may actually be modern mysteries. Friendless and frightened, Laney must endure the eerie cries in the night alone. Why does no one else seem to hear or see the weeping woman in the long white dress? Laney must stop the dreadful visits, even if it means confessing her poor choices and coming face to face with La Llorona de Mazatlán.
The low unique word count and high frequency factor (the number of times core structures are embedded in the text) in the Comprehension-based™ reader, ‘La Llorona de Mazatlán’, make this an ideal read for advanced beginning Spanish students. Each page is loaded with cognates (words that are similar in English and Spanish), recycled vocabulary, and illustrations, which makes this read highly comprehensible.
Features
- Levels 2 and up
- Past tense
- Unique word count: 290
- Total word count: 10,000
- Page count: 73
- Audio recording embedded in the Student and Teacher Bundles
- A 441-page Teacher's Guide is also available!
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La Llorona de Mazatlán Teacher's Guide
Our Teacher's Guides are loaded with resources to enrich the teaching and learning experience.
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441 pages/slides
In Every Chapter:
Vocabulary (Past and Present Tense), cognates (Past and Present Tense), comprehension questions (Past and Present Tense), quiz (Past and Present Tense), pre-reading discussion questions slideshow
Extension:
Slideshows: Bienvenidos a Mazatlán, La Copa Mundial, Guanajuato, México, El fútbol, Apodos de los equipos de fútbol, Playas latinoamericanas
Readings: "La narcoviolencia en México", "El faro de Mazatlán", "Una carta de Konstantin", "Diego Maradona", "La música de la copa mundial", "Mi experiencia como estudiante internacional", "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe"
Interview: Una vida nueva en México
Beyond the text: La leyenda de la Llorona
#momentovergonzoso, La copa mundial, Currency Exchange Activity, ¿Orgullosos o preocupados?, Planea el viaje, Mi Pulsera
Prereading Activities:
Anticipation Guide, A Bunch of Hunches, 4 Corners
Features and Highlights:
Online Supplement, Reader’s Theater Scripts, Order Up!, Shake it up!, Sequencing Activities, Numbered Heads Together, Alerta, Proyecto Instagram, The Splits, Eventful, Gallery Walk, Marker Partner Game, Who Said It?, Freeze Frame Retell, Two Truths and a Lie, Character Collage, Winning Winks, 6 of one, half dozen of another, ¿Cómo? ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde?, Running Dictation, Doodle Noodle, ¡A escribir!, Error y consequencia, On Deck, Human Diorama, Yellow Brick Road Retell (2 versions), Curtain Call, ¿Al principio o al final?, The End, Anticipation Guide Revisited, Scene It! Writing Assessment, Scene Machine, Final Assessment
