Sandra Cisneros: Culture influencing Literature

LEQ: How does our upbringing play a role in the development of the belief

of ourselves and society?

Bell Work

What is style? How is it made prevalent in the pieces we have

already read?

Anticipation Guide

On a scale of one- ten rate how true each statement is on the following

slides. TEN meaning you completely agree and ONE meaning you

completely disagree.

Rate the statement below:

You can tell a lot about a person by the neighborhood that they live in.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TrueFalse

Rate the statement below:

You can tell a lot about a person by the house that they live in.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TrueFalse

Rate the statement below:

A person’s name is an important part of his or her identity.

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TrueFalse

Rate the statement below:

Low income families oftentimes accept their fate and do not work

hard to better themselves.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TrueFalse

Rate the statement below:

It is possible to make people believe you are someone you are

not.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TrueFalse

Background

What inspired the author to write this book?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXO8a6HYttw&list=PL4F3ECA7FD56CC63E

Focus on Style: Voice

Your "voice" is the way that you "speak" on paper. It is how your words come across to the reader, and it will be different for every writer.

Voice depends on the style you choose - formal, informal, technical, chatty, poetic - and the

words you choose to express this style - simple words, scientific words, "high-falutin" words,

slang words.

Read House on Mango Street Excerpts

• At what points does the author use voice in her writing?

• Why is the voice of these pieces so important?• What statement is the author making about

society? About herself?

Example:I am from the sound of pencilSketching frantically till endI am from the smell of school supplies When Crayons and glue blend

I am from the crashing waveRelentless and so pure.I am from a city silhouetteMy only true allure

I am the smell of morning breakfastAs the family awakes in day.I am the morning dew so sadAs I watch them drive away.

Create an “I am poem”.. Defining who

you are except instead of directly

telling me who you are, explain it to me

by your surroundings.