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HMS - Day 10

Due: “What Sally Said” - “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes”

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BONUS: What is Sally’s husband a salesman of?

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Final Reading Quiz!

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Questions?

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Agenda

  1. Group activity -- finish theme analysis and presentations
    1. Vignette prompt selection check-offs during work time
  2. Punctuation review
  3. Final discussions:
    • “Red Clowns”
    • “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes”

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Homework

  • Noredink.com Assignments:
    • OPTIONAL: Punctuation practice quiz
    • Punctuation Quiz - In class on Friday, 12/13
  • HoMS final vignette project
    • Brainstorm/outline -- due in class on Friday, 12/13
    • Draft for peer review -- due in class on Tuesday,12/16
    • Written Components Due on Tuesday at midnight
    • Presentation in class on Thursday, 12/18

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Do Now

  1. Get in your groups and finish your poster -- you will only have the first 10 minutes of class!
  2. Be prepared to present your poster and defend your choice of visual to the rest of the class.
  3. Take out your vignette assignment handout and clearly identify which prompt you are responding to for your final project.

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Theme Analysis Poster Presentations

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10 minutes work time

20 minutes presentation time

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Punctuation -- Grammar Guide

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  1. Commas
  2. Colons
  3. Semicolons
  4. Hyphens

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Questions?

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“The Monkey Garden”

94

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“Red Clowns”

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In the Chapter “Red Clowns,” not only is Esperanza assaulted, but she is referred to as “Spanish girl” when she's being catcalled.

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Loose and wild sexuality is a Hispanic stereotype.

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  1. How does Esperanza’s perspective change in “Red Clowns”

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  • Why does Esperanza really blame Sally?

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HW: Pick Prompt for Vignette Project

Study for Punctuation Test Friday

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Alicia and I Talking on Edna’s Steps

(106)

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A House of My Own

(108)

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“Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes”

(109)

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Re-read the last vignette in the novel

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  1. How does this vignette complete a full circle in the novel?
  2. What is the significance of Esperanza’s resolve to come back “for the ones who cannot out”?

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“The meaning of literary success is that I could change the way someone thinks about my community, or my gender, or my class.”

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-Sandra Cisneros

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Reflections on the novel

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How has Cisneros allowed her audience to change the way they think about her community, gender, or class as a result of reading The House on Mango Street? Be specific in your responses.

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Vignette Checks

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HW: Bring your typed draft vignette to class - to be refined on Tuesday. Preferably Printed!

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If you have materials for your visual portion - bring those too!