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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
Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th
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
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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.
Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th
VignetteShort scene that focuses on one moment or
gives insight into a character, idea, or setting Poetic language
SimileMetaphorImagery
Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th
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.
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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?
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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?
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House on Mango Street ThemesIdentityCommunity / NeighborhoodFreedom / GrowthFitting InComing of AgeHome / Belonging
Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th
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.
Novel Study UnitDay 1- Novel IntroductionMarch 7th- March 10th
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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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Works Cited Page http://www.google.com/url?q=http://
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http://www.google.com/url?q=http://abloodgood.wikispaces.com/file/view/The%2BHouse%2Bon%2BMango%2BStreet.ppt&sa=U&ei=o44YU_PJDdLrkQe23oCIBg&ved=0CCAQFjAB&sig2=LCH9rco-Te28-7644hH1Dg&usg=AFQjCNGGlNqsIZB-KG85BsTpSswPaotZgA