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Unit:
The House on Mango Street
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60-minuteperiods
Approximately 6 weeks
Overview:
This unit plan is for the novel TheHouseon Mango Streetby SandraCisneros.
Therewill be a variety of activitiesand strategiesusedaswell as a final writing
project and an evaluativeexam.Studentswill learn severalimportantconceptsand
will be ableto relatemuch of the contentof the unit to their own lives.
Importantly, one critical aspectof this unit is the implementationof the
WzuTERS' WORKSHOP.
EssentialQuestion/ Conceptto be explored:
Identity.Who am I? Who am I in relationto the worldsin which I live?
GOALS
. To experiencea piece of great,relevantliteratureas a whole class.
. To provide opportunitiesfor all studentsto articulatetheir knowledgeof
this literatureand their experiencesthroughwriting.
. To both enhancestudents'canonof literacy vocabularyand their ability to
purposefullyapply varioustechniquesin their writing'
OBJECTIVES
' SWBAT identiff a vignetteand other styles
. SWBAT define and identi$ theme
' SWBAT ableto identifu and use 5 literary devices
. SWBAT conversewith peerson topics relevantto their lives and draw text
to self connectionswith Houseon Mango Street
. SWBAT to write uninterrupted/on task for 20-30 minutes during
WRITERS' WORKSHOP
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Daily LessonHandout
Chaptersrecordedon disk or Itunes
3 Computersfor sPecificstudents
2 Computersfor studentswho sign up to use
variety of paperchoiceand writing utensils(markers,pencils,
etc)
paintbrushes.
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PRE-READING ACTIVITES
(3 Lessons)
DIVING INTO HOUSE ON MANGO STREET ANdWRITERS'
WORKSHOP
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' DO NOW Activities
. SHARE,daily HOUSE ON MANGO STREET handoutwith class
. READ/ LISTEN to chapter
' GROUP CONVERSATION or MINI LESSON
GROUP CONVERSATONS will be structuredastable,partneror
whole class
MINI LESSONSwill be 10-15minuteslong and focuson literary
elementsand devices( ie. theme,style,simile, metaphor,listing,
juxtaPosition,etc)
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The Houseon Mango Street
By SandraCisneros
ChaPter1
D ON O W:
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Write 3 wordsfor an old house
Write 3 words for a dreamhome
If you still havetime,draw a pictureof the insideor the outsideof a
house.
READ/LISTEN:
ChaPter7: TheHouseon MangoStreet
C0NVERSATION
GROUP
[Everyonetakesa turn):
1: C}NVERSATIONS
Seepagetitled CHAPTER
WORKSHOP:
WRITERS'
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HOMEWORK:
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Lookat the exampleprovidedon the lastpageofyour packet,
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usethe chaptertitlesyou createdlastFridayto makea Table
of Contents.
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B.
andSpelling
WTK(Wordsto know):Mea"ning
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2.
3.
4.
ceiling
landlord
crumbling
ordinary
5. garage
6. laundromat
7. temporarY
Full Name:
DO N0w
What are 3 words for an old house?
1.
2.
3.
Full Name:
MAYB,2014
DO N0w
What are 3 words for a dream home?
1.
2.
3.
The House on Mango Street
By SandraCisneros
Chapter4: My Name
DO N OW :
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Put your homework in the Literacy Bin
Write 3 first namesyou really like; that you think are cool.
Sit at the table with your group.
READoT LISTEN:
Chapter4: My Name
WHOLEGROUPWORK
& CONTENTDIG
Seepage titled CHAPTER4: CONVERSATIONS
As a group take on 2 or 3 of thesequestions.If you have time,you should do more. You
may need to usea computer to researchone of the questions.Not everygroup needsto
visit the 2 computersat the back table at the sametime.Also,somegroups have
memberswho alreadyhavea computerat the table.
WRITERS'WORKSHOP:
Write about one of the following OR chooseyour owntopic:
aJ What doesyour name mean in English,Spanish,or any other language?Do
you think your name fits you?
b) Whose name did you inherit? What do you know about that person'
c) Do you like your name and why?
dl If you were to changeyour name who would you becomeand why?
e) What is the statementthat your name makes about you?
fJ There are a lot of songsthat name people. If you were to write song
about your name what would the song say about you?
e) Write a poem that usesyour whole name as an acrostic.Write a first draft
and a second.
HOMEWORK:
A.
WTK (Words to know): Meaning and Spelling
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
cousin
counter
danger
skinny
refrigerator
5. inherit
6. baptize
N)TE!!!! ]NLY l FORIvlFROI( EACHGR)UP SH)ULD BE TURNED IN.
GroupMembers'Names:
Date:
The Houseon Mango Street
CHAPTER3: CONVERSATI]NSand CONTENTDIG
With your group, pleasediscussand fill out this form together:
'My Name"
1) In the story "My Name,"the young girl's name in Englishmeans
Spanishit means....
...andin
2J The narrator saysshe is named for her
3) Who is the young girl's great grandmother?Look at the text and seewhat you can
infer / figure out about her.
4J In what years were the Esperanzaand her great-grandmotherborn.? ......'."'.........'&
[Look up ChineseAstrology)
5) Who is the author of Houseon Mango Street?
6) What is it that the Esperanzadoes not want to inherit from her greatgrandmother?
7) The young girl wants to be baptized under the name