Lesson 18: The Last Cuentista, Chapters 19–20

Students explore how Higuera uses a cuento as an allegory, building on knowledge they developed in Unit 2 about allegories.

Stories shape how humans remember the past and imagine the future.

In Lesson 19, students analyze how Petra re-imagines the traditional Mesoamerican myth of El Conejo and Quetzalocatl. In Lesson 20, students return to their narrative writing and continue to learn about and practice their writing craft.

Students can use and apply Higuera’s technique of integrating cuentos as allegories in their own narrative writing, depending on the kind of story they decide to write.