The House on Mango Street Vignette 1 Inference Worksheet and Answer Key

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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 the opening vignette of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. 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 authors' word choices and narrative techniques

  • Determine the greater purpose of the vignette

  • Describe tone in context

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

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, repetition, and more

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity. It may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.

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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 the opening vignette of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. 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 authors' word choices and narrative techniques

  • Determine the greater purpose of the vignette

  • Describe tone in context

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

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, repetition, and more

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity. It may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.

Find more resources for teaching young adult fiction:

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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 the opening vignette of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. An answer key is provided.