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House on Mango Street Study Guide

The document outlines the novel 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros, focusing on a young Latina girl's quest for identity and a home of her own. It highlights the book's themes, format, and its significance in educational settings, along with a tentative reading schedule for a class unit. The author’s background and the book's accolades are also briefly mentioned.

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House on Mango Street Study Guide

The document outlines the novel 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros, focusing on a young Latina girl's quest for identity and a home of her own. It highlights the book's themes, format, and its significance in educational settings, along with a tentative reading schedule for a class unit. The author’s background and the book's accolades are also briefly mentioned.

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The House on Mango

Street La Casa en Mango


Street
IGCSE 0511 English as a Second Language
Grade 9 Cita Hati 2026
A MAIN IDEA…
“The House on Mango Street is about a young
woman’s search for a house of her own . By that I
meant the character was looking for another
way to be .” (the author)

“She was looking for a new home only insofar as it


could create a space for her to reinvent
herself …”
ABOUT THE BOOK
PUBLISHED WON SOLD
the Before Columbus
in 1984 over 2 million
Foundation American
copies
Book Award in 1985

REQUIRED COMING OF AGE ESPERANZA


reading in many middle novel from the is determined to
schools, high schools perspective of a young say goodbye to
and universities around Latina girl growing up the place where
the United States in the ghetto in she lives
Chicago
BOOK FORMAT

WRITTEN IN BROKEN INTO


first-person, poetic vignettes (short
described by the impressionistic scene
narrator, in focusing on one
present tense, like moment, character,
everything is idea, feeling or object
happening now
themes:
● coming of age ● friendship
● gender ● home
● identity ● language
● dreams and ● family
beauty ● class
● innocence
About the author:
Sandra Cisneros
● Grew up poor in Chicago
● Only daughter among 7
children
● Raised by Mexican father and
Mexican-American mother
● Has said she feels stretched
across two cultures but
doesn’t really fully belong in
either one
● Has been a professor, writer,
teacher, counselor
the story behind
the story…
the story behind
the story…
a short dramatic
reading…
As you read this book, consider
your own identity! Remember
Hebrews 11:15-16 (NLT):
“THEY WERE LOOKING FOR
A BETTER PLACE…
A HEAVENLY HOMELAND…”
As you read this book, consider
your own identity! Remember Are you also
looking for a
Hebrews 11:15-16 (NLT): “home”? A place
to express
“THEY WERE LOOKING FOR yourself?
A BETTER PLACE…
A HEAVENLY HOMELAND…”
Our Novel Unit Will Include:
Reading! Some quizzes!
01 Sometimes as a class, 02 Open-book of
sometimes individually course!

Some worksheets Some Cambridge


& journaling style tasks
03 To help process 04 To prepare for
and engage with final exams!
the material on a
personal level
A *TENTATIVE* SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 Read chapters 1-7 (pages 3-18) W/S & JOURNAL reading 15 pages

WEEK 2 Read chapters 8-15 (pages 19-34); QUIZ reading 15 pages

WEEK 3 Read chapters 16-20 (pages 35-52); start SPEECHES reading 17 pages

WEEK 4 Read chapters 21-27 (pages 53-71) more SPEECHES reading 18 pages

WEEK 5 Read chapters 28-36 (pages 72-91) IGCSE email reading 19 pages

WEEK 6 Read chapters 37-44 (pages 92-110) IGCSE essay reading 18 pages
FOR TODAY!
DOWNLOAD We will read a few
THE PDF chapters together!

START THE
WORKSHEET /
JOURNALING TASKS
FOR WEEK 1

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