Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Engle, Margarita |
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Title: Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba, The |
Date: 2010 |
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 978-0-8050-9082-6 |
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Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
Yes |
Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
historical fiction, poetry, diaries and journals
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies| language arts - reading
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Summary: |
This powerful book shares the plight of women and slavery in Cuba, a beautiful, lush island with many ugly truths. The early feminist, Fredrika Bremer, travels from Denmark to record life in this society and finds a great deal of prejudice and wrongs. During her stay, she awakens two girls voices to change their lives, a wealthy young Elena, and a young slave, Cecelia, sold to slavers by her father for a cow. An easy read which flows with beautiful language |
Teaching Ideas: |
This book probably deserves extensive schema building and lots of opportunity for discussion. Read about other feminists during this time and compare them with recent feminists. Research other countries/cultures who practiced slavery. |
Teaching Strategies: |
Discussion Webs
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
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Reader's Theater
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
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Venn Diagrams
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
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