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 * [[image:Hero_Twin_Vessel_1,_Vera_Cruz,_Mexico.jpg width="288" height="229" caption="Hero Twins Vessels, Vera Cruz, Mexico"]] || [[image:Hero_Twin_Vessel_2,_Vera_Cruz,_Mexico.jpg width="259" height="217" caption="Justin Kerr, photographer"]] ||

__ACTIVITY 2__ El Popol Vuh

 * Lesson Objective **
 * 1) Students will analyze and interpret the book illustrations by Luis Garay.
 * 2) Students will read three chapters of the __Popol Vuj:Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__ (Version Victor Montejo) in Spanish.
 * 3) Students will explain the religious importance of the ballgame in Mesoamerica.

Introduce the Popol Vuh by showing the __Popol Vuj:Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__ book cover illustration by Luis Garay (Victor Montejo version of the Popol Vuh).(Popol Vuh Illustration)           <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss the illustration; the people, clothing, and setting. What does Versión Víctor Montejo mean? Why is the Popol Vuh sometimes written Popol Vuj, Popol Wuj, Popol Wu'uj?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brainstorm the meaning of the title __Popol Vuj: Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use several of the illustrations from __Popol Vuj: Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__ to give an overview of the Popol Vuh before students begin reading Los Animales Mensajeros, El viaje a Xib'alb'a and Las Pruebas de Xib'alb'a. Illustrate The Creation, the Hero Twins, their birth and how they began to play ball as background information.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chapters of the __Popol Vuj:Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustrations for the __Popol Vuj:Libro Sagrado de Los Mayas__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Materials **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">English versions of the Popol Vuh are available. The Allen J. Christenson version can be found at <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NOTE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework: Read Los Animales Mensajeros pp. 44-47 and answer the comprehension questions ( Assignment 1). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spanish Grammar: Write a synopsis of the verb //tragar//. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Class: check for reading comprehension and read aloud. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class Discussion:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assignment #1 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do the twins have to go to Xib'alb'a? Explore the images p. 46 ([[file:themesoamericanballgame/PV_Illustration_pg._46_Los_Animales_Mensajeros.jpg|PV_Illustration_pg._46_Los_Animales_Mensajeros.jpg]])
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why does this make the grandmother unhappy?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explain why toads have big mouths according to the Popol Vuj.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find at least 3 examples of the subjunctive mood and explain why the subjunctive is used.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework: Read El Viaje a Xib'alb'a pp. 47-51 and prepare the discussion questions. (Assignment 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Class: check for reading comprehension and read passages aloud <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class discussion: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spanish Grammar: Write a synopsis of the verb //vencer//. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review the use of the preterite and imperfect tenses and commands.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assignment #2 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the importance of the black, white, red and yellow roads to Xib’alb’a? [[file:themesoamericanballgame/PV_Illustration_pg_33_Crossroads.jpg|(PV_Illustration_pg_33_Crossroads.jpg)]]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How were the twins able to trick the lords of Xib'alb'a?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework: Read Las Pruebas de Xib'alb'a pp. 51-56. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take notes on each challenge test and how the twins outsmart the lords of Xib’alb’a. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Class Discussion: Examine the illustrations on pp. 52-53 and relate them to the story. ) These illustrations can be also be used as an assessment tool . <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spanish Grammar: Write a synopsis of the verb c//olgar// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review the use of commands and pronouns on p. 54.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assignment #3 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Compare the Popol Vuh to other religious books, myths or legends. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss the ballgame as a pan-Mesoamerican phenomena.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conclusion: Class Discussion **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Show students a copy of the Popol Vuh written in Quiche
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enrichment Activity **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read more selections of the Popol Vuh online at [|http://www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf.] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View Justin Kerr's Photographic Essay about the Popol Vuh at http://www.mayavase.com/PopolVuh.pdf

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Patricia Amiln Popol Vuh

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Part 3[] rat

Part 4 [] vomiting animals, corn planting

Part 5[] traveling to Xibalba

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