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Lesson 1 (from Prologue - Chapter 1 )
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the author’s background and personal interest in the subject matter reflected in the book. Julia Alvarez is an American-Dominican writer. She has published both fiction and nonfiction works, and has received awards such as the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards for her books for young readers, the Hispanic Heritage Award, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. In 2013, she received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is the author of Afterlife? When was the book published? What was the book's intended audience? How was the book received by the public? Did it win any awards? What else has the author written?
Small Group Activity: Divide students into small groups and ask them to compile a list of facts about the author, encouraging them to include information that impacts the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 11-12.1, 11-12.2
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