The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind
The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading Inference Worksheet and Answer Key for High School from Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind

The House on Mango Street "Darius and the Clouds" Close Reading 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 15 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Darius and the Clouds"). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

  • Articulate the greater significance of given details

  • Describe tone in context

  • Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop with emphasis on why Esperanza finds Darius' dialogue appealing

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including invective, sibilance, simile, situational irony, and more

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Copyright law does not permit the inclusion of 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 15 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Darius and the Clouds"). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

  • Articulate the greater significance of given details

  • Describe tone in context

  • Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop with emphasis on why Esperanza finds Darius' dialogue appealing

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including invective, sibilance, simile, situational irony, and more

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Copyright law does not permit the inclusion of 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 15 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Darius and the Clouds"). An answer key is provided.