1. The House on Mango Street

2. Daily Edit Identify the pronouns as first, second, and third person:
1. I drank the tea.
2. Christiana drank her tea.
3. When you start to feel under the weather, you should drink tea.
Identify the singular vs the plural pronouns:
4. When I asked the nurses where to find the coffee machine, they told me that it was on the first floor.
5. The band went to a local restaurant, but when they arrived, they were swarmed by their fans and had to leave before their meal arrived.

3. How would Esperanza describe Mango Street to a stranger?

4. “And Some More”
Listen and make note of how Esperanza interacts with Lucy and Rachel

5. Infer: What is Esperanza’s relationship with Lucy and Rachel?
First think about the “facts”
Then think about what Cisneros is implying without saying it outright

6. Turn and talk
Do you talk to your friends or family members in a way that, to a stranger, wouldn’t mean the same thing?

7. “The Family of Little Feet”
Complete the half-sheet individually

8. Homework
Read “a Rice Sandwich” and “Chanclas” and write a response: why was Esperanza embarrassed in both of these stories? What does the rice sandwich and the saddle shoes tell you about her life and how she feels about herself?