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Teaching Kelly Marie Tran’s Journey From Church Choir to Fighting Disney Princess

Kelly Marie Tran’s Journey From Church Choir to Fighting Disney Princess

If a Disney movie were made of the remarkable life and times of Kelly Marie Tran, it wouldn’t start with her hustling from one audition to another after college or her entrance as a famous actress of color in a Star Wars film. It would not begin on the red carpet for The Last Jedi or with the online abuse she has experienced.

Michael Cavna
The Washington Post

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How can our dreams become our reality?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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