Grade Levels:
3rd-5th
Standards:
Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration
Discussion Prompts
- The character of Peña y Ruiz has a distinctive laugh that Beni says: “Sounded like a demon.” How would you describe this character’s laughter? What other types of non-verbal (not spoken) communication could a voice actor use to help the audience understand the character’s personality?
- Alexa feels torn between helping Celestina fight for her students’ rights and following the rules about time travel as told by Atabey: “Your quests are designed so that you won't alter the course of history.” What would you have done in Alexa and Beni’s position? Think of a time you felt torn about a decision you had to make. What helped you decide?
- Atabey warns: “Retrieving the artifacts only causes a tiny energy wave in spacetime” and if the twins’ “actions changed anything […] an alternate history would spinoff from that point.” What alternate history do you think might have been created if the twins didn’t return with the artifact?
Fiction & Facts

Resources
Celestina Cordero: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestina_Cordero
El Post Antillano: elpostantillano.net/cultura/19083-2017-03-26-13-30-17.html
Puerto Rico y Yo!: tinyurl.com/y8z94eog
Rafael Cordero: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Cordero_(educator)
Román Baldorioty de Castro: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Baldorioty_de_Castro
Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawings Society (El Seminario Conciliar de San Idelfonso): tinyurl.com/y9e8cl4p