“The House on Mango Street”and

“Homeless”Literature Book: Page 460

Bell Ringer• Using your computer or phone, go to Engrade on the Irving

ISD Student website. • Find and correct the 10 errors. You may copy (control C)

and paste (control V). You have five minutes to complete the bell ringer.

• St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who livved long ago. The first St Patrick’s Day parade in the united States took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immegrant groups began to holed parades with bagpipes and drums. In 1848, several groups unite their parades Today, New York City’s St. Patricks’ Day parade was the nation’s largest. Each year, nearly three milion people attend.

Essential Question

• What is the difference between a house and a home?

Quickwrite

Write a paragraph about a time you were disappointed in a decision your parents made.

#1

• The author structures “The House on Mango Street” by –

A. telling it from the point of view of an adult recalling her childhood.

B. using the perspective of a child imaging being an adult

C. stating the main character’s problem and then showing how she solves it.

D. having an outsider tell what he sees.

#1 Answer

• The author structures “The House on Mango Street” by –

A. telling it from the point of view of an adult recalling her childhood.

B. using the perspective of a child imaging being an adult

C. stating the main character’s problem and then showing how she solves it.

D. having an outsider tell what he sees.

#2

• Why does the author write the word there in italics five times?

A. It was an accident.

B. To show how the narrator feels.

C. To show how the nun said the word.

D. To make fun of the nun’s accent.

#2 Answer

• Why does the author write the word there in italics five times?

A. It was an accident.

B. To show how the narrator feels.

C. To show how the nun said the word.

D. To make fun of the nun’s accent.

#3

• The last paragraph on page three is mainly about –

A. Landlords taking money

B. Noisy apartments

C. Owning a house

D. Mean landlords

#3 Answer

• The last paragraph on page three is mainly about –

A. Landlords taking money

B. Noisy apartments

C. Owning a house

D. Mean landlords

#4

Which of the following is the best conclusion that the reader can make based on the information about the robbery on pages four and five.

A. Loomis Street has several laundromats.

B. Loomis Street isn’t a safe place to live.

C. Nuns hang out on Loomis Street all of the time.

D. Esperanza and her family were involved in the robbery.

#4 Answer

Which of the following is the best conclusion that the reader can make based on the information about the robbery on pages four and five.

A. Loomis Street has several laundromats.

B. Loomis Street isn’t a safe place to live.

C. Nuns hang out on Loomis Street all of the time.

D. Esperanza and her family were involved in the robbery.

Vocabulary Words

• Suburb

• Legacy

• Coss-stitch, French knots, sampler

• Ferocity

• Era

• Enfeebled

• Crux

“Homeless” #1

• Quindlen believes that we should forget about the “broad stokes” and focus on

• A. general ideas

• B. the small details of life

• C. religion

• D. narrow debates about philosophy

#1 Answer

• Quindlen believes that we should forget about the “broad stokes” and focus on

• A. general ideas

• B. the small details of life

• C. religion

• D. narrow debates about philosophy

#2

• Quindlen defines home as

• A. a place that we can shape to fit ourselves.

• B. a place that provides protection from the elements.

• C. three meals a day and a place to rest.

• D. a mailing address to give to authorities.

#2 Answer

• Quindlen defines home as

• A. a place that we can shape to fit ourselves.

• B. a place that provides protection from the elements.

• C. three meals a day and a place to rest.

• D. a mailing address to give to authorities

#3

• Quindlen uses emotional appeals to persuade the reader to

• A. experience homelessness for two weeks• B. understand that homelessness involves more

than being without a home• C. view life through the eyes of someone who

has lived in many places• D.volunteer in a shelter or donate items to

someone in need

#3 Answer

• Quindlen uses emotional appeals to persuade the reader to

• A. experience homelessness for two weeks• B. understand that homelessness involves more

than being without a home• C. view life through the eyes of someone who

has lived in many places• D.volunteer in a shelter or donate items to

someone in need

#4

• Quindlen supports her ideas with

• A. details about her own experiences being homeless

• B. descriptions of homeless shelters

• C. statistics

• D. personal opinions

#4 Answer

• Quindlen supports her ideas with

• A. details about her own experiences being homeless

• B. descriptions of homeless shelters

• C. statistics

• D. personal opinions

Bell Ringer• Using your computer or phone, go to Engrade on the Irving ISD

Student website.

• Find and correct the 10 errors. You may copy (control C) and paste (control V). You have five minutes to complete the bell ringer.

• Harriet Tubman was born in to slavery. In 1849, she excaped from a Maryland plantation. She would devote the rest of her life to helping other slaves gain there freedom. She was a leader of the Underground Railroad, a group of secret places where slaves could stay on their way North. During the civil war, she serve as a cook nurse and union spy. Tubman dyed in March 1913. Her tombstone reads, Servant of God, Well Done.”

• Stay in Engrade to take “The House on Mango Street” short answer quiz

Open Ended Response

• How do the authors of “The House on Mango Street” and “Homeless” convey the idea of home. Support your answer with evidence from both selections.

Activity

• 1.On a blank piece of paper, draw your dream house.

• 2. Write a paragraph persuading your parents to buy this house for you.

Closure Activity

• Answer the following question in a complete paragraph.

• How did Anna Quindlen’s essay affect you?

Tuesday, March 18

John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks north and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school?

The distance from school to home is the length of the hypotenuse.

Write a paragraph explaining how to solve this problem.

Computer check• Have each student complete the following steps:

• ○ Turn on the laptop.

• ○ Properly Shut Down the laptop using the Windows Start Button.

• ○ Turn the laptop back on after shutdown.

• ○ Click on the TestNav System Check link on the Nimitz Home Page (just underneath the Mission

• Statement).

• ○ Click on the link under “To verify a computer is ready for testing”

• ○ Click on the green Start button from that page. If they get an error message when they click on Start, have them try again in a different browser.

• 4. Verify whether or not they get the All Checks Passed message. Record the result for each student on the roster.

• 5. Have students return to the TestNav System Check page and click on the link under “To verify a student can log in to the test.” They should login using the following:

• ○ Username: systemcheck7

• ○ Password: testcode7

• Record on the roster whether or not each student got the Congratulations message.