1. Building and Activating Schema for Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street

2. TENSION
Discrimination: to deny someone a right based on their gender, age, race, religion
Prejudice: negative opinion or attitude toward another race, religion, social group
Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to accept or respect opinions or beliefs different from your own

3. Vignette: a descriptive scene that includes character, conflict, mood, theme

4. Common Theme: a repeated idea or lesson that appears throughout a literary work
IDENTITY
Characters search for a who they truly are and their place in society.
LOYALTY
Characters trust and never turn their back on their friends.
COMPASSION
Characters care for and help those who are suffering.
ACCEPTANCE
Characters accept and respect the differences and beliefs of others.
COURAGE
Characters are brave enough to accept a challenge or face a difficult situation.
PERSEVERANCE
Characters never give up even when things do not work out at first.

5. Symbolic: something bad is coming Symbolic: religious beliefs
Item with several layers of meaning
Literal = what it actually is; Symbolic = deeper meaning
RAIN STORM
Literal: weather
Symbolic: something bad is coming
DOVE
Literal: bird
Symbolic: peace
MEXICAN CANDLE
Literal: candle
Symbolic: religious beliefs

6. ACTION: hero saves the damsel in distress
Motif:
story element that reappears such as a type of character, place, or action
helps explain the central idea or theme
ACTION: hero saves the damsel in distress
PLACE: scary forest
CHARACTER:
villain

7. Examples of Motifs in The Hunger Games
FIRE DEFIANCE HUNTING