The House on Mango Street "Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps" Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School
The House on Mango Street "Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps" Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
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The House on Mango Street "Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps" Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School
The House on Mango Street "Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps" Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
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The House on Mango Street "Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps" Inference Worksheet

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Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 42 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps"). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the greater significance of a given detail ("I like Alicia because once she gave me a little leather purse with the word GUADALAJARA stitched on it")

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact

  • Compare two characters in the novel (Esperanza and Alicia)

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor and paradox

Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity. It may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft. Be advised that copyright law does not permit the inclusion of complete novel content, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.

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Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 42 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps"). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the greater significance of a given detail ("I like Alicia because once she gave me a little leather purse with the word GUADALAJARA stitched on it")

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact

  • Compare two characters in the novel (Esperanza and Alicia)

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor and paradox

Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity. It may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft. Be advised that copyright law does not permit the inclusion of complete novel content, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.

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Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 42 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps"). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the greater significance of a given detail ("I like Alicia because once she gave me a little leather purse with the word GUADALAJARA stitched on it")

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact

  • Compare two characters in the novel (Esperanza and Alicia)

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor and paradox

Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity. It may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft. Be advised that copyright law does not permit the inclusion of complete novel content, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.

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Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 42 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps"). An answer key is provided.