the house on mango street novel study- class project- the story of my life

Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th Good Morning Everyone:Today we are going to begin our new novel study as

a class we will be reading The House on Mango Street.

We are going to begin by taking a look at some background information on our author and the culture of the book then we will dive right in and have our first reading and writing assignment.

Agenda1.Unit Introduction- KWL, Unit Introduction 2. Background on the author and book3. Reading pages 3-114. Writing Assignment 1

Sandra CisnerosBorn 1954 in

ChicagoAddresses issues of

Hispanic American women

House on Mango Street was first novel

Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th

Growing Up in ChicagoBorn in the Hispanic Quarter of

Chicago in 1954Mexican-American (Chicana)She was the only girl in a family of

seven, and grew up in povertyHer parents emphasized educationHer family moved often; she was

shy and introverted, but connected with her community privately through writing

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/cisneros_s.htm

http://www.sandracisneros.com/html/about/bio.html


The House on Mango Street: Significance

This is Cisneros’s first novel.

It is a way to relate her cultural identity to her life and the lives of others.

Cisneros seeks to break the cycle of defeats that women suffered due to social and religious stereotypes.

Esperanza is an outlet for the author’s views on the perceptions of women in her milieu.

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/cisneros_s.htm


The House on Mango Street: StructureThe novel is told as a series of

vignettes, 1-4 pages each

There is no real chronological plot, but a series of insights into Esperanza’s thoughts and feelings.

The vignettes show the trends in behavior in the community and provide a contrast between strength and weakness, between freedom and bondage.

The novel is dedicated A Las Mujeres, To the Women.


VignetteShort scene that focuses on one moment or

gives insight into a character, idea, or setting Poetic language

SimileMetaphorImagery


The House on Mango Street: Narrator

The work is narrated by Esperanza Cordero, thirteen, a Chicana girl in Chicago.

Although told in the voice of a young girl, it addresses mature subject matter.

In English, Esperanza means hope, and also, waiting.

This choice of name is significant in the novel: the character and her independence represent a way out of the slums.

As she watches her neighborhood, she decides that she will not become like the women she knows, trapped and powerless in a man’s world.


About the UnitEssential Questions: 1. What defines a family?2. Is conflict in a family inevitable?How do families change people? Topical Questions:1. What lessons can we learn from

reading about families in literature?Does an individual shape the family or

family shape the individual ? How does a woman’s role in the family

differ from a man’s?


Essential Theme QuestionsHow does environment shape our identity?

What identities, if any, are permanent and which do we have the power to change?

What roles do neighborhood and community play in shaping who we become?


House on Mango Street ThemesIdentityCommunity / NeighborhoodFreedom / GrowthFitting InComing of AgeHome / Belonging


Day 1 Reading- Pages 3-11Today we are going to read the first few

pages of the book as a class then complete study guide questions which is your exit ticket and write a vignette.


Vignette 1 Your Assignment: What is in a name?Step 1- Find out whatever information you

can about your name ( Why it was chosen for you? Who chose it? What does it mean in any language)

Step 2- Create a page long vignette about your name similar to our main character .

Step 3- Have it ready to turn in by Tuesday. **Use the next slide for an example.


Vignette 1 – My Name ExampleStep 1What is in a name Why it was chosen for you? – My mother

chose my name because it reminded her of a actor she liked on the soaps- Erica Kane

Who chose it?- My mother chose my name What does it mean in any language? My

name was originally from Scandinavia and it means “Honorable Ruler” in Danish .


Vignette 1 – My Name Example- Step 2In Danish, the name Erica means- honorable ruler. In

America it has no meaning except for the female version of Eric. The sound of my name is almost like the sun because its sound is bright and breath taking. It is the hope that my family needed, it is the courage that my mother yearned for it is the spirit that brightened up each and everyday. It is the love that my father always wanted . If I could change my name it would be Africa because it is bold strong and complete. As a kid I have always wanted to belong to something bigger than me. Read more: http://www.meaning-of-names.com/Danish-names/Erica.asp#ixzz2vDQLpbVq


The House on Mango Street: CharactersAlicia, the medical student who is still bound to her old fears.

Marin, who waits.

Beautiful Rafaela, the modern-day Rapunzel.

Rosa Vargas, with too many children, crying for the husband who left.

Mamacita, who dreams of the pink house she left behind and refuses to speak English.

Sally, the subject of abuse until she marries, to escape, before eighth grade, and moves from Mango Street into into another sort of trap.

And then there is Esperanza, who is like the skinny trees outside her tiny window, who longs for a house all her own, who starts her own quiet war.


The House on Mango Street - Laughter1. Name the members of the narrator's family.2. How was the house on Mango Street different than

the other houses the family had lived in?3. Describe the house on Mango Street.4. Why does the narrator say Nenny is not her friend?5. What does the narrator want to have someday?

(Boys & Girls)6. What is the narrator's name? What does it mean in

English and in Spanish? After whom is shenamed? (My Name)7. What did Esperanza buy? How did she go about

buying it? (Our Good Day)

Novel Study UnitDay 3- Study Guide Questions March 11th

Novel Study UnitDay 3- Study Guide Questions- Answer Key March 11th Name the members of the narrator's family.Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny, and the narrator.

Carlos and Kiki are the boys. Nennyand the narrator are girls.2. How was the house on Mango Street different

than the other houses the family had lived in?It was their own house.3. Describe the house on Mango Street.It is small and red, with small windows. Some of the

bricks are crumbling. The front door ishard to open. There is no front yard. There is a small

garage in the back. The house has stairs,but only one bedroom and one bathroom.

Novel Study UnitDay 3- Study Guide Questions- Answer Key March 11th 4. Why does the narrator say Nenny is not her friend? The narrator says Nenny is too young to be her friend. They are just

sisters. (Boys & Girls) 5. What does the narrator want to have someday? (Boys & Girls) She wants to have a best friend. 6. What is the narrator's name? What does it mean in English and in

Spanish? After whom is she named? (My Name) Her name is Esperanza. In English it means "hope." In Spanish it

means "too many letters." She is named after her great-grandmother. 7. What did Esperanza buy? How did she go about buying it? (Our

Good Day) She gave five dollars to sisters named Rachel and Lucy. They all

chipped in and bought a bike.

Works Cited Page http://www.google.com/url?q=http://

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