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Teaching Marigolds

Marigolds

"Marigolds" is a 1969 short story by Eugenia Collier. She reports that she wrote the story during a time when she was quite unhappy. She was a girl, Lizabeth, growing up in rural Maryland during the Great Depression.

Eugenia Collier
Republished with permission of Black Classic Press, from Breeder and other stories by Eugenia Collier; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What defines the transition from childhood to adulthood?
STANDARDS:
RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.2 - Main Ideas, RL.4 - Key Terms & Tone

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3,4
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