September 5-6, 2013I can apply knowledge of word meanings, roots, etc.I can evaluate each vignette in order to understand what it says about the theme of identity.I can apply literary devices within my own writing.

Bell Ringer

•Read the questions and all the answer options.

•Read the passage carefully.•Answer questions 25-31 on your bell

ringer sheet AND explain why you chose that answer.

•Place this under the bell ringer section in your binder.

Grammar

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Ex: We found a deserted cabin at the top of the hillA fragment is a group of words that does not express

a complete thought.Ex: At the top of the hill

1. Tomas did not go to the auto show2. By the side of the babbling brook3. I went to the museum last week4. Mile after mile along the great highway

Grammar Cont.

•Complete the grammar worksheet on your own.

•Put your answers into the clickers.▫A=Complete Sentence▫B=Sentence Fragment

Grammar

All sentences ended with a period.

Complete Sentences1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28

Fragments2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12,15,17, 18, 19, 20, 23,

25, 26,

Vocabulary

•We will take an in-depth look at some very important vocabulary words.

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

vocabulary sheet for the word: uncomplicated. ▫Keep these handy because you will be

tested over these words.

Finish Work• Draw a map of at least 5 places on Mango Street:

character’s houses, apartments, stores, etc. You may also add other significant features of the neighborhood like pets, objects, trees, etc.

• Select one quotation from the novel for each building or feature of the street and copy it onto your map in a physically or symbolically appropriate location. (For example if I were talking about Esperanza’s house, I might write the quotation “It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath” (4) on the windows of the house.)

Pre-reading questions

•How is growing into a teenage body (physically, mentally and emotionally) like moving into a new house/apartment? Compare the experiences of moving into a new house/apartment to the experiences of being a teenager.

Read•Read pg. 39-55: The Family of Little Feet; A

Rice Sandwich; Chanclas; Hips; The First Job

Answer the questions:•How does Esperanza change as she enters

adolescence?•How does each vignette show something

about identity?•How does it connect to you, something you

have read, or your world?

Your next vignette

•Describe your adolescence. ▫This time your writing should be at least 2

paragraphs.▫Include at least 3 pieces of imagery and 1

other device of your choice.