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Analyze the role that one's name plays in shaping identity in multiple sources.
Book: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros pp. 10 – 11
Article: “Two Men and Two Paths” by Nicholas Kristof
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Explain how Esperanza views her home and how living there impacts her identity.
Standards
RL.7.3RL.7.4
RI.7.2RI.7.9RL.7.6
Draft the first and final paragraphs of a personal vignette and include descriptive language.
W.7.3W.7.3.aW.7.3.bW.7.3.dW.7.3.e
Draft a short vignette modeled after "My Name" from The House on Mango Street.
L.7.1L.7.1.aW.7.3W.7.3.aW.7.3.d
Explain how Cisneros uses specific literary devices, words, and phrases to reveal aspects of the setting, characters, and their perspectives.
RL.7.3RL.7.4RL.7.6
Explain how Cisneros develops Esperanza's perspective and contrasts it with other characters in the text.
RL.7.3RL.7.6
Analyze how texts contribute to a central idea or message about identity and belonging.
RI.7.2RI.7.3RL.7.2
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.
RL.7.2
Explain the impact of gender roles and stereotypes on the lives of young people.
RI.7.3
Explain how Cisneros develops Esperanza's changing perspective in the text.
RL.7.6
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.
RL.7.2RL.7.4
Explain how Cisneros uses word choice and figurative language to develop tone and meaning.
Explain how Cisneros develops and contrasts characters' perspectives.
Explain how sexism and gender roles impact the lives of women in Esperanza's community.
RL.7.3
Explain how Cisneros uses figurative language and symbolism to develop meaning in the vignette, "The Monkey Garden."
RL.7.2RL.7.3RL.7.4
Analyze how word choice and tone convey the perspectives of Mojica Rodriguez and Esperanza.
RI.7.2RI.7.6RL.7.2RL.7.3
Take a clear position on a question and share evidence to support that point of view in a Socratic dialogue.
SL.7.1SL.7.1.aSL.7.1.bSL.7.4
Unpack a prompt, study a Mentor Text, and begin to gather evidence in preparation for writing a literary analysis essay.
W.7.1W.7.9
Draft a claim statement and create an outline for a four-paragraph literary analysis essay.
W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.5
Draft two body paragraphs of a literary analysis essay with strong evidence and analysis.
W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.1.c
Write a strong introduction and conclusion paragraph.
W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.1.e
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