Finding Home: The House on Mango Street
Lesson 16
Objective
Explain writer Thelma Reyna’s point of view on the book The House on Mango Street and how she supports this point of view.
Readings and Materials
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Article: “Latinopia Book Review Sandra Cisneros "House on Mango Street"” by Dr. Thelma Reyna
Target Task
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Writing Prompt
What is Thelma Reyna’s point of view on author Sandra Cisneros? What evidence does she use to support this point of view? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text.
Key Questions
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- Has Thelma Reyna written a positive, negative, or mixed review of The House on Mango Street?
- What evidence does she use to support her point of view? Provide at least two pieces of evidence and explain how this demonstrates her point of view.
- What impact has this text had on the writer of this review, Dr. Thelma Reyna? Support your ideas with specific evidence from the text.
- Discussion: How would you describe this book to someone who hadn’t read it? Would you recommend it? What examples would you draw from the text to convince someone to read—or not to read—The House on Mango Street?
Lesson Guidance
Standard and Literary Concepts
- A book review contains a description of the book and also the writer’s assessment of the quality/importance of the text. Writers usually support this point of view with specific examples from the text.
- It is usually relatively clear what a writer’s point of view is of the text they are writing; however, there are plenty of book reviews that provide both positive and critical feedback about the text (just not any in today’s reading!).
Notes
- There is a ton of vocabulary in this article that is essential for students to understand the author’s point of view. Consider downloading the article and providing the article with footnotes and perhaps bold a few words to teach more explicitly.
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Common Core Standards
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RI.7.6 — Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
