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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 10 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"). 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
Activate prior knowledge
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (the male cousin and Meme Ortiz)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing and situational irony
Consider what the vignette implies about female independence
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
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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 10 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"). 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
Activate prior knowledge
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (the male cousin and Meme Ortiz)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing and situational irony
Consider what the vignette implies about female independence
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.
Find more resources for teaching young adult fiction:
Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 10 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"). 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
Activate prior knowledge
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (the male cousin and Meme Ortiz)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing and situational irony
Consider what the vignette implies about female independence
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 10 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin"). An answer key is provided.