“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street
The new CCSSs divide the reading of text into three categories. Ultimately, you will utilize these skills concurrently (all at the same time). however, today, we are going to practice them individually. CCSS 1-3 Why is the author writing this piece? What is he or she trying to say about the world, society, or people? How does the author present his or her characters? How do characters interact throughout the story? How do specific events in the story change a character? Etc… CCSS 7 and 9 How is a fictional portrayal similar to or different from a historical portrayal of the same time period? How does the story compare or contrast to its audio, staged, film, etc… version? How are the ideas, themes, patterns of events, and character types similar to other works, both past and present? What common themes are presented in both works? CCSS 4-6 How does the structure of the text contribute to the meaning of the text? CCSS 4-6 How does the structure of the text contribute to the meaning of the text? How does the author tell his or her story? Does the author use a lot of figurative language (similes, metaphors, etc…)? How do these affect the story? What point of view does the author utilize? How does this impact the story? How would the story be different if the author chose a different point of view?
Reread Paragraph 1 Focus on: Craft and Structure CCSS How does the author tell his or her story? Does the author use a lot of metaphors and similes? How do these affect the story? What point of view does the author utilize? How does this impact the story? How would the story be different if the author chose a different point of view? etc…
What does Esperanza mean when she says her name is “like the number nine”?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street “[My name] is like the number nine.” Is this a simile or metaphor?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street What does Esperanza mean when she says her name is “a muddy color”?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street “[My name is] a muddy color”? Is this a simile or metaphor?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street What does Esperanza mean when she says her name is “the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings, songs like sobbing”?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street “[My name] isthe Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings, songs like sobbing”? Is this a simile or metaphor?
Focus on: Key Ideas and Details CCSS Why is the author writing this piece? What is he or she trying to say about the world, society, or people? How does the author present his or her characters? How do characters interact throughout the story? How do specific events in the story change a character? Etc…
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street Reread paragraphs 2 and 3. In what ways is Esperanza like her grandmother?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street Reread paragraph 4. What does Esperanza mean when she says that her grandmother “looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow”?
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros from House on Mango Street Reread paragraphs 5 and 6. How does Esperanza feel about her name, and how can you tell this?
Focus on: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas CCSS 7.7&7.9 How is a fictional portrayal similar to or different from a historical portrayal of the same time period? How does the story compare or contrast to its audio, staged, film, etc… version? How are the ideas, themes, patterns of events, and character types similar to other works, both past and present? What common themes are presented in both works?
In what specific ways does this story compare to others we have read about names? Give examples. What big ideas (themes) are shared ? “American Names” “That’s Not My Name”
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