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Course: World History Project - 1750 to the Present > Unit 2
Lesson 3: Revolutions Around the World | 2.2- READ: The Atlantic Revolutions
- READ: West Africa in the Age of Revolutions
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Haitian Revolution
- WATCH: The Haitian Revolution
- READ: Manuela Sáenz, Jonotas, and Natan (Graphic Biography)
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Colonization and Resistance - Through a Pueblo Lens
- WATCH: Colonization and Resistance: Through a Pueblo Lens | World History Project
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution
- WATCH: Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The French Revolution
- WATCH: The French Revolution
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Latin American Revolutions
- WATCH: Latin American Revolutions
- Revolutions Around the World
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READ: Manuela Sáenz, Jonotas, and Natan (Graphic Biography)
Manuela Sáenz was a Latin American woman who strove to reconcile feminism with support for revolution. She and her compatriots Jonotas and Natan were spies and revolutionaries.
The Graphic Biography below uses “Three Close Reads”. If you want to learn more about this strategy, click here.
First read: skimming for gist
This will be your quickest read. It should help you get the general idea of what the graphic biography will be about. Pay attention to the title, headings, images, and layout. Ask yourself: what is this graphic biography going to be about?
Second read: understanding content
For this reading, you should be looking for unfamiliar vocabulary words, the major claim and key supporting details, and analysis and evidence. You should also spend some time looking at the images and the way in which the page is designed.
By the end of the second close read, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What was Manuela Sáenz’ status when she was growing up?
- How did Manuela’s father try to teach her to be obedient, and what was the result?
- Who were Manuela Sáenz’ companions, and why don’t we know a lot about them?
- How did Manuela, Jonatas, and Natan serve Simón Bolívar and the revolutionaries?
- How does the artist show Manuela’s attempt to break out of confinement using art?
- How does the artist portray Jonotas and Natan? Why does she make this choice?
Third read: evaluating and corroborating
In this read, you should use the graphic biography as evidence to support, extend, or challenge claims made in the course.
At the end of the third read, you should be able to respond to these questions:
- How does this biography of Manuela Sáenz support, extend, or challenge what you have learned about social transformations and their limits during the long nineteenth century?
Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to read! Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished reading.
Manuela Sáenz, Jonotas, and Natan (Graphic Biography)
Writer: Sean Bloch
Artist: Liz Clarke
Manuela Sáenz was a Latin American woman who strove to reconcile feminism with support for revolution. She and her compatriots Jonotas and Natan were spies and revolutionaries.
Download the Graphic Biography PDF here or click on the image above.
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