Lesson 4: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Obedience and Rebellion from the Convent
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2020-05
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Salinas, Cinthia S.
Ramirez, Maria Jose
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In this lesson, students will identify the main events in the life of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and analyze how the historical context shaped her life. Students will discuss women’s freedom to make decisions in colonial Mexico through Sor Juana’s biography, her poem, You Foolish Men, and artwork inspired by her.