Summer of the Mariposas
This is the second oldest Garza sister who talks WAY too much.
Who is Juanita?
Xibalba is the Maya name for this mythological place.
What is the Underworld?
What is Plot?
This is the most important food in Maya culture.
What is maize?
This biome is home to much of Maya culture.
What is a rainforest?
This Mexican folktale character meets the Garza hermanitas on their way to Mexico.
Who is La Llorona?
The first people were made out of this substance.
What is maize?
This comparison between two things uses words such as like or as.
What is a simile?
What is the "fruit of the gods?"
Cacao
Name three modern countries where the ancient Maya civilization was once prominent.
Guatemala, Yucatan (Mexico), Belize, Honduras, El Salvador
The twins of the Garza sisters.
Who is Velia and Delia?
This ELA term compares two things directly.
The name of the capital of the Maya Empire.
Tikal in Guatemala
Odilia finds these attached to her ears after meeting a friendly spirit.
What are earrings or pendants?
This ELA term conveys a message or lesson throughout a particular story.
What is theme?
Name the three bodies of water that surround the Maya the Maya homeland.
Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean
This ELA term conveys a specific topic in a chapter or passage of a story.
What is a main idea?
This natural rock formation is thought to be an entrance to Xibalba, or the Underworld.
What is a cenote?