In a formidable and aweinspiring body of work, which includes fiction, memoir, and poetry, cisneros brings us astounding and lyrical voices from burning, maligned, devastated, as well as. This lesson on diction and word choice can be used with or without interactive student notebooks isn. Sandra cisneross most popular book is the house on mango street. This is an activity based on house on mango street, the my name vignette, but it can be adapted as an intro activity, as a history, activity, or really anything to do with identity and family. Individual gradespecific reading standards are identified by their. She grew up as the only daughter of a family of 7 children. My name an excerpt from the house on mango street by sandra cisneros in english my name means hope. My name by sandra cisneros from the house on mango street.
Grade two standards in phonics and word analysis with examples. My name by sandra cisneros from the house on mango street in english my name means hope. Pdf investigating othering in sandra cisneross the house on. I have inherited her name, but i dont want to inherit her place by the window. The product contains editable files and pdf copies. Sandra cisneross the house on mango street is the story of esperanza. The students will look up their last names or first names if they are unable to find last names and learn what their name means. My name by sandra cisneros excerpted from the house on. Sandra cisneros crosses borders and boundaries in a house of. Its a small, crumbling red house in a poor urban neighborhood not at all what esperanza had been hoping for when her parents promised to move the family to a house. She is best known for her first novel the house on mango street 1983 and her subsequent short story collection woman hollering creek and other stories 1991. Sandra cisneros has said that she writes because the world we live in is a house on fire and the people we love are burning.
Sandra cisneros crosses borders and boundaries in a house of my own the authors new memoir collects three decades worth of her journeys in search of a. Books by sandra cisneros author of the house on mango street. This product includes 10 staar formatted comprehension questions for the selection eleven by sandra cisneros. Sandra cisneros cisneros, sandra feminism in literature. The selection can be found in the prentice hall literature book grade 6, but the questions are my own. English 85 my name by sandra cisneros napa valley college. In sandra cisneros autobiographical short story she explores the advantages of overcoming. Eleven is a short story by sandra cisneros, and this quizworksheet combo will help you test your understanding of it. Eleven by sandra cisneros what they dont understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when youre eleven, youre also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two and one. Was it that the other students believed the sweater belonged to her or that no one believed her when she denied it. You are the teacher middle school literature, teaching literature, middle school ela, english. It is difficult to articulate how growing up feels as accurately and beautifully as sandra cisneros does in her short story eleven. The house on mango street 9th grade 50minute periods 3 weeks overview.
The fact students wrote on their index cards in the warmup activity represents one part of students answer to this question. From the chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking the house on mango street to her abode in mexico where my ancestors have lived for centuries, the places sandra cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her nowclassic works of fiction and poetry. My name sandra cisneros in english my name means hope. This is my name, read by sandra cisneros by katie dennison on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Use this assignment as an endofunit way to assess writing growth or as an assessment to go along with sandra cisneros the house on mango street text. The family frequently moved back and forth between chicago and mexico and she never had much time to settle anywhere. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. This packet contains 7 onepage narrative writing assignments that students will complete at different points during sandra cisneros house on mango street. Qualitative analysis of literary texts for grades 612. I am a 7th grade teacher and often use it for language arts and world history. And other stories describes how a sweater can ruin a young girls day. I used this successfully with my grades 912 english as a second language esl students, but it can easily be adapted for any grade level 612.
How to be productive at home from a remote work veteran. The unit will be taught over the course of three weeks. Students explain how sandra cisneross choice of words develops the point of view. My name project the house on mango street the house on. Next, students use an online tool to research their own or someone elses name and share their findings with the class.
My name by sandra cisneros from the house on mango. Read my name by sandra cisneros taken from house on mango street. That meant a lot to me, especially since my brothers. Esperanza is a little girl who moves with her family to a house on mango street. At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. Esperanza, whose name means hope, and with sandra cisneros. Next, play the audio of sandra cisneros reading the beginning of my name on. One way of reading sandra cisneros fiction is to examine some of the central themes it seems repeatedly to deal with, several of which inform both the house on mango street and woman hollering creek and other stories.
Here are all the word lists to support the reading of grade 6 unit 1s texts from. Being only a daughter for my father meant my destiny would lead me to become someones wife. Thats when i decided i would write about something my classmates couldnt. Sandra cisneross short story eleven from the collection woman hollering creek. What do you think ultimately made rachel so upset about the sweater mixup.
Choose from 250 different sets of sandra cisneros daughter flashcards on quizlet. Eleven by sandra cisneros w hat they dont understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when youre eleven, youre also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two, and one. My namefamily crest the house on mango street, family. As esperanza thought at school they say my name funny as. The subject matter of sandra cisneross mature work poses chal. Common core monday eleven by sandra cisneros what kids. It is the mexican records my father plays on sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like. My name by sandra cisneros excerpted from the house on mango street in english my name means hope. After reading the short story eleven by sandra cisneros, answer the following questions using complete sentences. My namesandra cisneros by maritza valencia on prezi. But in spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sisters namemagdalenawhich is uglier than mine. What is a summary of straw into gold by sandra cisneros. After seventh graders read the story and note the authors use of figurative language, they respond to an informational writing prompt to analyze cisneros portrayal of aging.
They use this discussion to express their personality by creating a power point slide. Great for upper elementary or middle school language arts could be used as mini lessons, independent practice or novel group work. Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in. Free chapter 4 my name summary of the house on mango street by sandra cisneros. Pdf in sandra cisneross novel the house on mango street is about the latino experience as a minority group in the united. Students read an except form, the house on mango street by sandra cisneros, as a prompt for a family discussion about the history of their name. It is the mexican records my father plays on sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing. Sandra cisneros sandra cisneros was born the daughter of a mexicanamerican mother and a mexican immigrant father. Students will continue their yearlong study of both literary analysis and what it. Her mother, elvira cordero anguiano, was a selfeducated mexican american who. My name from the house on mango street by sandra cisneros in english my name means hope. And when you wake up on your eleventh birthday you.
From the house on mango street by sandra cisneros my name in english my name means hope. Ive included english and spanish translations of the activity. Finally, students write about their own names, using a passage from sandra cisneros the house on mango street as a model. Sandra cisneros has 67 books on goodreads with 287009 ratings. Chapter 4 my name notes from the house on mango street. This lesson examines the portrayal of the significance of names and identity in. My name from the house on mango street, by sandra cisneros.
But when i was in the fifth grade and shared my plans for college with him, i was sure he understood. It was my greatgrandmothers name and now it is mine. I use it in my short stories unit with geraldo no last name by sandra cisneros, but it is compatible with any text. In the house on mango street, sandra cisneros introduces many aspects of her narrator, esperanza, through the vignette my name. Middle school classroomenglish classroomthe house on. Aug 29, 2012 my name project the house on mango street. Use this onepage jigsaw reading activity in conjunction with four chapter stories from the house on mango street to test your students grasp of figurative language.
Figurative language house on mango street worksheets. Common core monday eleven by sandra cisneros january 6, 2014 welcome to common core monday where each week we will take a look at a work of literature found in the common core standards list of exemplar texts. And when you wake up on your eleventh birthday you expect to feel eleven, but you dont. There will be a variety of activities and strategies used over the three weeks, as well as a final writing project and an evaluative exam. Next, distribute copies of my name, a chapter from sandra cisneross book house on. Losing my arms and legs was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Sandra cisneros born december 20, 1954 is a american writer. This unit plan is for the novel the house on mango street by sandra cisneros. Grade 7 reading standards for informational text ri. Next, distribute copies of my name, a chapter from sandra cisneross book house on mango street. Authors craft by sharing this story about her greatgrandmother, what do we learn about the narrator. Whats in a name a curriculum unit analyzing identity in. Sandra cisneros was born in chicago, illinois, on december 20, 1954, the only daughter in a family of seven children. Associated ranges from multiple measures for the grades nine and ten.
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