I C AN APPLY S TRATEGIES BEFO RE, DU RIN G, AND AFTER READING TO IN C R EAS E FLUENC Y

AND C O MPR EHENS IO N.I C AN DEMO N S TR ATE C O MPREHENS IO N O F

IN C REAS INGLY C HALLEN GING TEXT.I C AN R ELATE A L ITERARY W O R K TO

IMPO RTANT IDEAS O F THE T IME AN D PLAC E IN WHIC H IT IS S ET O R WRITTEN.

I C AN MAKE S UBJEC TS AN D VERBS AGREE .I C AN R EC O GNIZ E AND AN ALY Z E THE U S E O F VAR IO U S L ITER ARY DEVIC ES AN D BE ABLE TO IN C O RPO R ATE THEM IN MY O W N W RITING.

Intro to House on Mango

Bell Ringer

Read the questions and all the answer options.

Read the passage carefully.Answer questions 12-15 on your bell ringer

sheet AND explain why you chose that answer.

Place this under the bell ringer section in your binder.

Choose the verb

1. Betty visited a television studio.2. She laughed at the comedian.3. Tom looked at the stage sets.4. Alicia applied for a job at the studio.5. The teacher explained the duties of the

camera technicians.6. Pam got several autographs from the actors.7. The audience applauded the young singer.8. Miss Jenkins worked with the writers.

Grammar Review From ACT Bell Ringer

Grammar Skills Check

Please answer the questions on your own paper and then enter into the clickers!

Subject and Verb Agreement

Choose the verb or verb phrase that agrees in number with the subject given.

Check your answers

Vocabulary

Please look at your model.Work with a partner to fill out your

vocabulary sheet. Today’s word is monograph.

Keep these handy because you will be tested over these words.

Vocabulary Quiz – Thursday/Friday You will need to know Prefix, Prefix meaning, root,

root meaning, suffix, suffix meaning, original meaning, and synonym.

Essential Questions

How does environment shape our identity?What identities are permanent and which do

we have the power to change?What roles do neighborhood and community

play in shaping who we become?

Predict

Predict what you think this book may be about. Examine the covers, flip through and look at the

chapter titles, etc.

Overview

Overview: For the next few weeks we will be reading, studying and analyzing Sandra Cisneros’ short novel, The House on Mango Street. The novel is made up of 44 short character sketches, or stories, called vignettes. Esperanza, a Mexican-American young woman who just moved with her family to Mango Street, narrates them. Since the stories don’t really follow each other chronologically, we are going to read the novel in the thematic sections outlined for you below. We will be addressing different subjects and literary devices for each set of stories.

Vignette

 [ vin yét ]   short essay: a short descriptive piece of

literary writing

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Section One: Self Definition and Identity

Pre-reading question: What is the personal significance of your given name (first, middle and last)? Does your name mean different things to you, your family, and your friends? What are your nicknames? What do your nicknames mean to you and those who call you those names?

Answer these questions. Your answers should be in paragraph form.

Read pp. 3-11 The House on Mango Street; Hairs; Boys and Girls; My Name

Complete the following questions

Complete the following:1) Describe the house on Mango Street2) Who lived in the house on Mango Street ?3) Where did the family live before moving to Mango

Street?4) Who was the Landlord at the house on Mango Street ?5) What were the problems with the house on Loomis

Street?6) Describe the house that the young girl dreamed of

owning.7) Describe the young girl’s attitude about the house on

Mango Street.8) Who is the narrator of the Mango Street story?

Exit Slip

On a separate sheet of paper write at least a paragraph about one of the following:

a) A favorite house where you live or once lived.b) Describe your dream house.c) A time when your family was denied housing

because of their race, religion or beliefs.BE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH ALL WRITINGS

CONSCERNED WITH THIS NOVEL. AT THE END OF THIS NOVEL WE WILL BE PREPARING OUR OWN COLLAGE OF VIGNETTES.