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    STUDY GUIDE

    June 2018

    Nombre: _____________________________________
    Antes de ver la pelicula
    Personajes principales  cómo se llaman?

    ______________ _______________ _______________ _______________


    Answer in English
    a. ¿Dónde transcurre la película de Coco?
    ________________________________________________________
    b. ¿Cuándo transcurre la película de Coco?
    ________________________________________________________
    c. How does Miguel refer to his grandma?
    ________________________________________________________
    d. What are they celebrating at the beginning of the movie?
    ________________________________________________________
    e. What is the Land of the Dead?
    ________________________________________________________
    f. Who is Coco?
    ________________________________________________________
    Simbologia
    Coco is full of Mexican symbology, where in the movie can you see the following and what is
    their meaning.
    Orange flower petals (Cempazuchitl flower)
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Family members portraits


    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    Altars or “Ofrendas”
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Papel Picado (chopped paper)


    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Velas
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Research work
    Dante, el perro de Miguel, representa Xoloitzcuintli. What or who is Xolo?
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________

    These are known as “calaveritas”. Where in the movie can we see them and what
    do they represent?
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    What is “La llorona” the song that Mama Imelda sings on the stage?
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    This is an “Alebrije” find more information about these creatures.
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________

    What is this character’s name? who is she representing? Find more information
    about her.
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________

    Vocabulary Calavera  _________________, so calaverita


    means? ___________________
    Película  _____________
    Vela  _________________
    Personaje  ____________
    What is symbology?  the study of symbols,
    Dia de Muertos  ________________
    how things represent part of the culture.
    Papel Picado  __________________

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