Created by: Mr. Struckman
Title of novel: El silbón de Venezuela
Author of novel: Craig Klein Dexemple
Level: I (written in present tense)
Brief summary of the novel: El silbón is about Henry, a small-town boy from Minnesota. Henry wants to be a cowboy. His friend is from Venezuela and one day Henry visits Venezuela to become a real cowboy. In the Venezuelan prairie, Henry meets el silbón, the most feared ghost in Venezuelan folklore…
Topics: Venezuelan culture and American culture.
Cultural Contexts: Venezuela, Venezuelan cowboys, El silbón
Themes: Friendship, Travel, Self-discovery
Pre-reading activities: Venezuela map, Picture talk of capibaras, el silbón, piranas, the Venezuelan prairie. (look for these images on Google Images).
Enrichment activities while reading: Costumes, student/character read.
Post-reading activities: Student group conversation/Build a sequel to novel using student input.
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