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This story is bound to motivate your class. Learners read a story called Elena by Diane Stanley. The story is about a young woman who marries for love but is soon widowed during the Mexican Revolution. She takes her children to California where she starts a new life. This resource provides comprehension questions, literary analysis experiences, and a writing exercise.

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main ideas, central ideas, literary themes, story elements, stories, literary analysis, reading comprehension

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comprehension skills, story elements, literary analysis, main idea, central theme, ccss.ela-literacy.rl.11-12.2, ccss.ela-literacy.rl.11-12.3, english language arts
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Modeling

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