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I, Juan de Pareja

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Students examine a work of historical fiction based on the life of an actual person who modeled for the painter, Diego Velazquez. Elizabethy Borton de Trevirio's story, "I, Juan de Pareja" provides opportuities for the reader to discover how individuals

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historical fiction, perseverance

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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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