Exploring House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a powerful novel that delves into the life of a young Mexican American girl named Esperanza. Through a series of short stories, the book explores Esperanza's struggles and experiences in the Chicago ghetto. Learn about the author's background, from her challenging childhood to her journey to becoming a celebrated writer. Dive into the basics of the novel and uncover the themes woven throughout its poignant narratives. Engage in text marking exercises to analyze key elements of the story, such as repeated words and purposeful run-on sentences.

• House on Mango Street
• Sandra Cisneros
• Mexican American
• Chicago ghetto
• Novel study

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1. 2nd quarter novel study: House on Mango Street By: Sandra Cisneros

2. Journal Entry #1: Belonging QuickWrite: (5min) Write about a time when you felt like you didn t belong. Describe it, and the emotions it carried, in as much detail as possible!

3. Authors Childhood Background: Born in 1954 in Chicago Only girl in a family of 7 children Father was a Mexican immigrant, and the family traveled back to Mexico each year to visit When they came back to Chicago each year, the family would move into a new apartment and the children would enroll in a new school As a result, Cisneros had a hard time making friends She loved escaping into fairy tales and stories Mother encouraged her to stay in school and go to college

4. Authors Adult Life: Cisneros attended college, and with the help of a teacher, pursued her dream of becoming a writer She worked as a counselor at a high school to help other Mexican girls stay in school She pieced together ideas for her book House on Mango Street by watching the people around her. She won a writing grant and was eventually able to take time to put her little stories (or vingettes) together As a result, House on Mango Street was born!

5. House on Mango Street Basics: Fiction story published in 1983. Tells the story of a young Mexican American girl named Esperanza. Esperanza is stuck in the ghetto of Chicago. It links 44 short stories together. Each story explores a different, real struggle. Each piece is SHORT , but explores a DEEP subject.

6. Text Mark 1st vignette: House on Mango Street Paragraph #1: Highlight the word that is repeated. In the margin, make a note as to WHY this word might be repeated.

7. Text Mark 1st vignette: House on Mango Street Paragraph #2: Place brackets around the run-on sentence. In the margin, make a note about this purposeful run-on: What is the long sentence trying to emphasize (point out to us?)

8. Text Mark 1st vignette: House on Mango Street Dream Home: Underline the items Esperanza dreams of having in her dream home . Make a note in the margin: What idea does Esperanza dream of having, based on the items you underlined? House on Mango Street: Highlight the sentence that uses personification. Note in the margin: What does this personification tell us about the real house?

9. Text Mark 1st vignette: House on Mango Street Highlight the last sentence. Make a list of 3 emotion words that are tied to vignette #1!