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The best books either enable readers to see themselves, their culture, and their way of life reflected in the story or to gain an understanding of a way of life different from their own. Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is such a book. Amanda Gallegos, the narrator of a short video, stresses the importance of understanding why Bless Me, Ultima should be included in the Great American Read program.
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- Create scripts and stage the chapter about the Christmas pageant as a readers theater exercise
- Ask class members to create a poster and a presentation for a book they identify with the way the narrator of this video does with Bless Me, Ultima
- Use the video to launch a study of the novel
Classroom Considerations
- The voting for the Great American Read has closed; however, the rationale for including the novel in English Language Arts curriculum is valid
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- Includes discussion questions and a vocabulary list
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