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The House on Mango Street Close Reading Inference Worksheets Bundle with Answer Keys
Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and develop close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 37 rigorous worksheets covering The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Each activity focuses on a single vignette from the novel and helps readers get a better sense of how the author's literary style develops character and advances plot. Answer keys are provided, and all materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these activities, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words or phrases as they are used in the text
Discern the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast characters
Explore a variety of objects for symbolic value
Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, repetition, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
Articulate the greater significance of given details
Explore important social concepts such as gender inequality and institutional bias
Conduct brief research on relevant topics such as Roman mythology and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And more
The following vignettes are addressed:
Vignette 1 (The House on Mango Street)
Vignette 2 (Hairs)
Vignette 3 (Boys & Girls)
Vignette 4 (My Name)
Vignette 5 (Cathy Queen of Cats)
Vignette 6 (Our Good Day)
Vignette 7 (Laughter)
Vignette 9 (Meme Ortiz)
Vignette 10 (Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin)
Vignette 12 (Those Who Don't)
Vignette 14 (Alicia Who Sees Mice)
Vignette 15 (Darius & the Clouds)
Vignette 17 (The Family of Little Feet)
Vignette 18 (A Rice Sandwich)
Vignette 20 (Hips)
Vignette 21 (The First Job)
Vignette 23 (Born Bad)
Vignette 24 (Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water)
Vignette 25 (Geraldo No Last Name)
Vignette 26 (Edna's Ruthie)
Vignette 27 (The Earl of Tennessee)
Vignette 28 (Sire)
Vignette 29 (Four Skinny Trees)
Vignette 30 (No Speak English)
Vignette 31 (Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays)
Vignette 32 (Sally)
Vignette 33 (Minerva Writes Poems)
Vignette 34 (Bums in the Attic)
Vignette 35 (Beautiful and Cruel)
Vignette 36 (A Smart Cookie)
Vignette 37 (What Sally Said)
Vignette 38 (The Monkey Garden)
Vignette 39 (Red Clowns)
Vignette 40 (Linoleum Roses)
Vignette 41 (The Three Sisters)
Vignette 42 (Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps)
Vignette 44 (Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes)
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Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and develop close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 37 rigorous worksheets covering The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Each activity focuses on a single vignette from the novel and helps readers get a better sense of how the author's literary style develops character and advances plot. Answer keys are provided, and all materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these activities, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words or phrases as they are used in the text
Discern the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast characters
Explore a variety of objects for symbolic value
Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, repetition, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
Articulate the greater significance of given details
Explore important social concepts such as gender inequality and institutional bias
Conduct brief research on relevant topics such as Roman mythology and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And more
The following vignettes are addressed:
Vignette 1 (The House on Mango Street)
Vignette 2 (Hairs)
Vignette 3 (Boys & Girls)
Vignette 4 (My Name)
Vignette 5 (Cathy Queen of Cats)
Vignette 6 (Our Good Day)
Vignette 7 (Laughter)
Vignette 9 (Meme Ortiz)
Vignette 10 (Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin)
Vignette 12 (Those Who Don't)
Vignette 14 (Alicia Who Sees Mice)
Vignette 15 (Darius & the Clouds)
Vignette 17 (The Family of Little Feet)
Vignette 18 (A Rice Sandwich)
Vignette 20 (Hips)
Vignette 21 (The First Job)
Vignette 23 (Born Bad)
Vignette 24 (Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water)
Vignette 25 (Geraldo No Last Name)
Vignette 26 (Edna's Ruthie)
Vignette 27 (The Earl of Tennessee)
Vignette 28 (Sire)
Vignette 29 (Four Skinny Trees)
Vignette 30 (No Speak English)
Vignette 31 (Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays)
Vignette 32 (Sally)
Vignette 33 (Minerva Writes Poems)
Vignette 34 (Bums in the Attic)
Vignette 35 (Beautiful and Cruel)
Vignette 36 (A Smart Cookie)
Vignette 37 (What Sally Said)
Vignette 38 (The Monkey Garden)
Vignette 39 (Red Clowns)
Vignette 40 (Linoleum Roses)
Vignette 41 (The Three Sisters)
Vignette 42 (Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps)
Vignette 44 (Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes)
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Find more resources for teaching young adult fiction: