The House on Mango Street "The Monkey Garden" Close Reading Inference Worksheet
Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 38 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("The Monkey Garden"). 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Activate prior knowledge
Discern the greater purpose of the vignette
Identify the function of a given character (Tito's mother)
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, metaphor, personification, and more
Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
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 38 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("The Monkey Garden"). 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Activate prior knowledge
Discern the greater purpose of the vignette
Identify the function of a given character (Tito's mother)
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, metaphor, personification, and more
Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
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 38 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("The Monkey Garden"). 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Activate prior knowledge
Discern the greater purpose of the vignette
Identify the function of a given character (Tito's mother)
Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, metaphor, personification, and more
Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
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 38 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ("The Monkey Garden"). An answer key is provided.