Las leyendas urbanas del mundo hispánico

Las leyendas urbanas del mundo hispánico

Objetivos de aprendizaje

Meta - Today, I will be able to retell an urban legend to which I have listened.

¿Por qué? - So that I can rewrite a fiction story that includes all of its details.

¡Éxito! - I am successful when I write the story of las Tres Pascualas in my own words.

Multiple Choice

Bell work -

What is a superstition?

• A humorous or horrific story or piece of information told as though true.

• A widely held but unproved belief in supernatural causes leading to certain consequences of an action or event.

• A ghost that follows you wherever you go.

• A hero that is found only in one area and that only locals know.

Open Ended

Give an example of a superstition that you know or have heard.

Multiple Choice

What is an urban legend?

• A humorous or horrific story or piece of information told as though true.

• A widely held but unproved belief in supernatural causes leading to certain consequences of an action or event.

• A ghost that follows you wherever you go.

• A hero that is found only in one area and that only locals know.

Multiple Select

How do urban legends get passed around?

• By people retelling them to new generations.

• By movies telling the story and people seeing the movie.

• By books describing the legend and people reading those books.

• A tragic or fantastic event happens and people turn it into a story to warn others of the danger or the luck.

La Llorona

Generations of children have grown up afraid of La Llorona—a wailing woman whose misdeeds in life have left her spirit trapped on Earth, where she torments little children. She’s the stuff of legend—a myth and spooky bedtime story whose origins date back hundreds of years. The legend that first cemented her in the popular imagination remains as transfixing as ever. For horror fans and ghost-story lovers alike, La Llorona’s is a tale worth knowing.

The story varies a little depending on who tells it, but basically: long ago, a woman named Maria married a rich man, with whom she eventually had two children. Then their marriage hit a rough patch: her husband spent less and less time at home, and whenever he was home, he paid attention only to the children. Eventually, she sees him with another woman. Enraged beyond reason, some versions claim Maria drowned her two children—but she immediately regretted it, crying out, “Ay, mis hijos!” (“Oh, my children!”). Maria is sometimes said to have drowned herself afterward, but when she arrived at heaven’s gates, she was denied entry, banished back to purgatory on Earth until she could find her lost children. She’s now known as La Llorona, which translates to “the weeping woman.”

Now, the legend says, she floats over and near bodies of water in her white, funereal gown, forever weeping as she searches for her lost children. Some versions of the story say she kidnaps or attacks children; others say she attacks cheating husbands. Regardless, when you hear her cries, the directive remains the same: run away.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/04/la-llorona-real-mexican-legend-curse-of-la-llorona-movie

Open Ended

Class work -

What is the gist of La Llorona? Please summarize it and include the major characters, events, and consequences.

Open Ended

What do you think the moral of the story is for La Llorona? Answer in a complete sentence and cite reasons why from the story.

El cucuy

El cucuy is a creature who kidnaps children who don't behave themselves. It is sometimes referred to as, "el coco".

Open Ended

What is the gist of El Cucuy? Please summarize it and include the major characters, events, and consequences.

Open Ended

What is a similar urban legend that we have in United States culture?

Open Ended

Success criteria -

Please rewrite the legend of las Tres Pascualas in your own words. Please include the characters, settings, events, and consequences.