The House on Mango Street

UPDATE AS OF 5/30/14:
DO NOT FORGET:  I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR FIRST THREE VIGNETTES (ROUGH DRAFTS) ON MONDAY, JUNE 2! 


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The House on Mango Street Assignments --


The Vignette Writing Project: 

• The completed booklet must be turned in by Monday, June 9, 2014 (This is the last grade of the marking period...worth 50 points)
• Individual due dates for rough drafts of each vignette will provided in class
• The vignettes we will be reading for the vignette project include the following:
• "The House on Mango Street" - page 3
• "My Name" - page 10
• "Hairs" - page 6
• "Those Who Don't" and other neighborhood vignettes - page 28
• "A House of my Own" - page 108

Reading Assignment: 

• Throughout the next two weeks we will also read the following vignettes dealing with the women on Mango Street:
• "A Smart Cookie" - page 90
• "Sally" - page 81
• "What Sally Said" - page 92
• "Linoleum Roses" - page 101
• "Marin" - page 26
• "There was an Old Woman..." - page 29
• "Alicia Who Sees Mice" - page 31
• "No Speak English" - page 76
• "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice..." - page 79
• "Minerva Writes Poems" - page 84

Whale Rider --


We will be viewing The Whale Rider the week of June 9.  Our discussion will connect this film to The House on Mango Street.


Exam --


I will be providing you with an exam review sheet during the week of June 2. 

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 22 -- End Test for Ibsen's A Doll's House.  Don't forget to review the Ibsen PowerPoint!


The Weeks of May 26  and June 2-- We will read a selection of vignettes from The House on Mango Street.   Reading and writing due dates for individual vignettes will be discussed in class.


The Week of June 9th -- Whale Rider


* I will be providing each class with a review sheet during the first week of June. 

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Over the next two weeks we will be reading and analyzing Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.  The assignments and due dates for this work will be provided in class as we are reading the play.  Keep in mind that you will have an essay and a final test on this play.