The Chicano Movement: A Historical Exploration of Literature by Sara Martínez

By Sara Martínez

This booklet furthers appreciation of key items in American literature from the Chicano flow by means of putting them within the context of background, society, and culture.

• deals a one-stop reference paintings for academics overlaying the Chicano circulation in addition to their students

• Integrates and aligns fabric for American literature and social stories curriculum

• makes a speciality of leading edge literary works that align with the ELA universal center Standards

• offers instruments to aid literary works—analysis, heritage, rfile excerpts, and dialogue questions

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