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ACTIVITIES:

Student reflecting on his final assignment "The Neighborhood" based on themes from House on Mango Street.
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  • What will students and teacher do?

  • Read (silently and/or orally).

  • Listen to House on Mange Street readings, and demonstrate their reading comprehension, by writing responses to questions on the contemporary and reflection worksheet form.

  • Bind materials into a book.

  • Schema: Look for markers, e.g. social, ethnical, racial and political aspects of the text.

  • Lesson Plans-See Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street: Experiencing Poetical Prose by Carole A. Poppleton , The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. V, No. 10, October 1999



  • ASSIGNMENTS:

    • Daily calendar: Read at least one short (vignette) story daily.

    • Complete the Guided Reading Worksheets (below).
    • Write a short three paragraph essay related to the reading. (see guided reading worksheets)

    • Format essays into an autobiographical book of human rights issues & cultural experiences.

    • Orally present a story favorite story from their book that addressed a Human Rights issue.

    • Incorporate computer graphics, clip art, and formatting techniques for the finalization of their autobiographical book.

    • Direct and guide the Internet website search for broadening the student’s scope on Human Rights issues.
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    Guided Reading 1
    Guided Reading 2
    Guided Reading 3
    Teacher Interview




    Urban Dreams
    OUSD Curriculum Unit
    The House on Mango Street
    by Sandra Cisneros
    Subject: English
    Grade Level: 9th

    Lesson Plan Author:
    Mary Scott
    School: Skyline High
    Organization: OUSD