The House on Mango Street - Close Reading of Vignette 33 ("Minerva Writes Poems")
Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of analysis questions for The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with emphasis on the vignette titled "Minerva Writes Poems." An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.
By completing this exercise, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the intended effect of figurative language as it is used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Conduct brief research on Roman mythology in order to explain the irony of Minerva's name
Articulate the significance of the pancake dinner detail, taking into consideration Minerva's financial distress
Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, situational irony, and double denotation
Discern the tone of a given excerpt
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
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Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of analysis questions for The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with emphasis on the vignette titled "Minerva Writes Poems." An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.
By completing this exercise, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the intended effect of figurative language as it is used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Conduct brief research on Roman mythology in order to explain the irony of Minerva's name
Articulate the significance of the pancake dinner detail, taking into consideration Minerva's financial distress
Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, situational irony, and double denotation
Discern the tone of a given excerpt
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Find more resources for teaching young adult fiction:
Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of analysis questions for The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with emphasis on the vignette titled "Minerva Writes Poems." An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.
By completing this exercise, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the intended effect of figurative language as it is used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Conduct brief research on Roman mythology in order to explain the irony of Minerva's name
Articulate the significance of the pancake dinner detail, taking into consideration Minerva's financial distress
Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, situational irony, and double denotation
Discern the tone of a given excerpt
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Find more resources for teaching young adult fiction:
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