1. I CAN APPLY STRATEGIES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER READING TO INCREASE FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION. I CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSION OF INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING TEXT. I CAN RELATE A LITERARY WORK TO IMPORTANT IDEAS OF THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH IT IS SET OR WRITTEN. I CAN MAKE SUBJECTS AND VERBS AGREE. I CAN RECOGNIZE AND ANALYZE THE USE OF VARIOUS LITERARY DEVICES AND BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THEM IN MY OWN WRITING. Intro to House on Mango

2. Bell Ringer Read the questions and all the answer options. Read the passage carefully. Answer questions 12-15 on your bell ringer sheet AND explain why you chose that answer. Place this under the bell ringer section in your binder.

3. Choose the verb 1. Betty visited a television studio. 2. She laughed at the comedian. 3. Tom looked at the stage sets. 4. Alicia applied for a job at the studio. 5. The teacher explained the duties of the camera technicians. 6. Pam got several autographs from the actors. 7. The audience applauded the young singer. 8. Miss Jenkins worked with the writers.

4. Grammar Review From ACT Bell Ringer

5. Grammar Skills Check Please answer the questions on your own paper and then enter into the clickers!

6. Subject and Verb Agreement Choose the verb or verb phrase that agrees in number with the subject given.

7. Check your answers

8. Vocabulary Please look at your model. Work with a partner to fill out your vocabulary sheet. Today’s word is monograph.  Keep these handy because you will be tested over these words. Vocabulary Quiz – Thursday/Friday  You will need to know Prefix, Prefix meaning, root, root meaning, suffix, suffix meaning, original meaning, and synonym.

9. Essential Questions How does environment shape our identity? What identities are permanent and which do we have the power to change? What roles do neighborhood and community play in shaping who we become?

10. Predict Predict what you think this book may be about.  Examine the covers, flip through and look at the chapter titles, etc.

11. Overview Overview: For the next few weeks we will be reading, studying and analyzing Sandra Cisneros’ short novel, The House on Mango Street. The novel is made up of 44 short character sketches, or stories, called vignettes. Esperanza, a Mexican-American young woman who just moved with her family to Mango Street, narrates them. Since the stories don’t really follow each other chronologically, we are going to read the novel in the thematic sections outlined for you below. We will be addressing different subjects and literary devices for each set of stories.

12. Vignette [ vin yét ] short essay: a short descriptive piece of literary writing.

13. Section One: Self Definition and Identity Pre-reading question: What is the personal significance of your given name (first, middle and last)? Does your name mean different things to you, your family, and your friends? What are your nicknames? What do your nicknames mean to you and those who call you those names? Answer these questions. Your answers should be in paragraph form. Read pp. 3-11 The House on Mango Street; Hairs; Boys and Girls; My Name

14. Complete the following questions Complete the following: 1) Describe the house on Mango Street 2) Who lived in the house on Mango Street ? 3) Where did the family live before moving to Mango Street? 4) Who was the Landlord at the house on Mango Street ? 5) What were the problems with the house on Loomis Street? 6) Describe the house that the young girl dreamed of owning. 7) Describe the young girl’s attitude about the house on Mango Street. 8) Who is the narrator of the Mango Street story?

15. Exit Slip On a separate sheet of paper write at least a paragraph about one of the following: a) A favorite house where you live or once lived. b) Describe your dream house. c) A time when your family was denied housing because of their race, religion or beliefs. BE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH ALL WRITINGS CONSCERNED WITH THIS NOVEL. AT THE END OF THIS NOVEL WE WILL BE PREPARING OUR OWN COLLAGE OF VIGNETTES.