House on Mango Street Two Week Unit Bundle
Curly and Carbonated
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Grade Levels
8th - 11th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSCCRA.R.1
CCSSCCRA.R.2
CCSSCCRA.R.4
CCSSCCRA.R.9
CCSSCCRA.W.3
Formats Included
- Google Drive™ folder
Pages
125 pages
Curly and Carbonated
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Includes Google Apps™
This bundle contains one or more resources with Google apps (e.g. docs, slides, etc.).
What educators are saying
I just finished my Mango unit and this is seriously the BEST EVER!! I tweaked a couple of things (because I made my unit longer) but the activities in this bundle are seriously beyond. so good!
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Description
In this two-week unit, students will read all or some (your choice!) of the vignettes in Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street as mentor texts to inspire their own collection of personal vignettes. Students will read, analyze, and respond to her writing through their own writing.
This bundle includes:
- Pacing Guide: A two-week pacing guide with suggested activities for each day of the unit
- Introductory Activity: Google Slides stations (with notes) to introduce reading House on Mango Street to take 60-90 minutes
- Culminating Writing Task: An editable Google Doc vignette collection assignment sheet (with rubric)
- FAQs for Vignette Collection: A semi-editable Google Slides presentation of FAQs about the culminating writing task
- 10-minute Video Presentation: A brief presentation from The Donut's "Following The Story" mini-conference in which I discuss the two-week unit
- Brainstorming Activity: Google Slides and Google Docs instructions for creating a "Memory Map" to help students brainstorm vignette topics
- Journaling Topics: Google Slides and Google Docs versions of journal topics for all 44 vignettes from House on Mango Street
- Paired Texts: Google Slides and Google Docs version of six paired texts analysis questions with instructions for mimicking style. The texts themselves are not included in this product.
- Elements of Style Chart: Editable Google Doc chart for students to trace elements of figurative language and style from mentor texts that they want to use in their own collection
- Motif Mini Lesson: 15-20 minute Google Slides presentation with accompanying notes to teach students what motifs are
- Motif Analysis Jigsaw Activity - Editable Google Slides or Google Docs activity where each student analyzes one motif's purpose and briefly presents their findings to their jigsawed group
- Instructions:Teacher notes with instructions for use
- Daily Agenda Slides Template: Editable Google Slides Daily Agenda templates just for fun!
All Google Doc resources are 100% editable, and all Google Slides resources are semi-editable. The text on the slide can change, but the images cannot be moved or resized.
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Total Pages
125 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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Standards
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CCSSCCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSSCCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSSCCRA.R.4
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSSCCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
CCSSCCRA.W.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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