Curriculum / ELA / 7th Grade / Unit 4: Finding Home: The House on Mango Street / Lesson 15

Finding Home: The House on Mango Street

Lesson 15

ELA

Unit 4

7th Grade

Lesson 15 of 22

Lesson Overview

Objective

Explain how Cisneros uses figurative language and symbolism to develop meaning in the vignette, "The Monkey Garden."

Readings and Materials

Book: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros pp. 92–102

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Explain how Esperanza views her home and how living there impacts her identity.

Materials

HOMS pp. 3–9

Standards

RL.7.3RL.7.4

Lesson

Analyze the role that one's name plays in shaping identity in multiple sources.

Materials

HOMS pp. 10–11
“Two Men and Two Paths”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.9RL.7.6

Lesson

Writing

Draft the first and final paragraphs of a personal vignette and include descriptive language.

Standards

W.7.3W.7.3.aW.7.3.bW.7.3.dW.7.3.e

Lesson

Writing

Draft a short vignette modeled after "My Name" from The House on Mango Street.

Standards

L.7.1L.7.1.aW.7.3W.7.3.aW.7.3.d

Lesson

Explain how Cisneros uses specific literary devices, words, and phrases to reveal aspects of the setting, characters, and their perspectives.

Materials

HOMS pp. 12–18

Standards

RL.7.3RL.7.4RL.7.6

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Explain how Cisneros develops Esperanza's perspective and contrasts it with other characters in the text.

Materials

HOMS pp. 19–27

Standards

RL.7.3RL.7.6

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Analyze how texts contribute to a central idea or message about identity and belonging.

Materials

HOMS — p. 28
“Young Latinos: Born in the U.S.A., carving their own identity”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.3RL.7.2

Lesson

Describe how Cisneros uses references to nursery rhymes and fairy tale structures to reveal Esperanza's loss of innocence in The House on Mango Street.

Materials

HOMS pp. 29–42
“There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”

Standards

RL.7.2

Lesson

Explain the impact of gender roles and stereotypes on the lives of young people.

Materials

“Gender Norms and Stereotypes”
“This is what happens when gender roles are forced on kids”

Standards

RI.7.3

Lesson

Explain how Cisneros develops Esperanza's changing perspective in the text.

Materials

HOMS pp. 43–55

Standards

RL.7.6

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Analyze how Cisneros uses figurative language in both the poem "Abuelito Who" and the vignette "Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark" to explore similar themes and topics.

Materials