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The House on Mango Street - A Novel Study
Kaitlyn Fischer: Close-Reading Specialist
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In this five-day course, students will read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros by participating in a Socratic Seminar discussion and identifying elements of vignettes and story-telling.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 10
"Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from grade schools to universities across the [United States], and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes - sometimes heart-breaking, sometimes deeply joyous - it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books our time have touched so many readers"....
Students will be able to:
- Introduce Themselves
- Read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
- Participate in Socratic Seminar Discussions
- Define Vignette
- Examine and Identify Elements of the Vignette Writing Style
- Explain How Vignettes are Structured
- Define Symbolism
- Explain the Role Symbolism Plays in a Novel
- Identify Symbolism in a Novel
- Explain How Characters Develop
- Define Come-of-Age
- Explain How do Music and Poetry Shape Our Lives
- Explain How Coming-of-Age Effects Character Development
- Define and Identify Theme
- Discuss How Symbolism Effects Theme
- Explain How Symbols can Change throughout a NovelThroughout my professional career and time on Outschool, I have taught this novel several times for students in the 8th, 9th, and 10th grades more specifically in public schools. The skills in this novel lend themselves to other courses as well which incorporate writing as well as reading. Below is a list of classes that I have run that have either taught the course directly or that have used the elements of the vignette writing style that we will be discussing as well!
Novel Study of The House on Mango Street on Outschool:
- https://outschool.com/classes/classic-literature-a-novel-study-xkvxQwCz?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
College and Career Writing: Utilizes the Vignette/Short Story Skills that We will be Discussing in Class
- https://outschool.com/classes/personal-narrative-telling-your-story-ZEdZXyVa#usl0R3fRwf
Elementary/Middle School Student Vignette Writing:
- https://outschool.com/classes/personal-descriptive-writing-vignettes-hkAO2mzL#usl0R3fRwfHomework Offered
Students will need to read outside of class. Since our course is short, it is designed to focus on our class discussion. To make sure you are prepared for class, please be ready to read outside of class. For the first class of the session, you will NOT need to read!Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Students will need to have a copy of the novel that can be used in class. While we are discussing the novel, there is a good chance that we will need to look in the book for an answer for textual evidence.
Here is the parental guide for The House on Mango Street which is produced by CommonSenseMedia. Please make sure to read through it and let me know if you have any questions!
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-house-on-mango-streetStar Educator
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My name is Kaitlyn Fischer and I have taught English to students as young as nine through eighteen in both Missouri and Colorado. I am a close-reading specialist and have a lot of experience teaching students close-reading strategies including...
Group Class
$75
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
40 min
Completed by 16 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-16
1-4 learners per class
