Guide to Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies provides historical context, author biography, questions, and a collection of resources for teachers, including a ten-day lesson schedule, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, accompanied by transcript, discusses the reality of this historical fiction, in particular the heroes who rose against Rafael Trujillo, the mid-twentieth-century dictator of the Dominican Republic. [29 mins, 22 secs]

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julia alvarez

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"in the time of the butterflies", rafael leonidas trujillo molina, rafael trujillo

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)