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Today's Goal: Work together to remind ourselves what has happened in The House on Mango Street thus far, to prepare ourselves to read the second half.

The Plan:

1. Read! 
2. A quickwrite/discussion to get our brain juices flowing
3. A group activity

Quickwrite:

It's a new year. Pick one of the following topics to contemplate and write about in your English Journal. No judgements, just reflections. I ask that you write for the full 7 minutes I give you, which means no matter which one you choose, you'll write at least a paragraph, probably more:

1. Describe one moment from your holiday break with as much detail as you possibly can. What happened? What did you learn? What could you see/hear/smell/feel? Why does it stick out in your mind?
2. It's a brand new year. How does that affect you, if at all? What are you looking forward to? Do you have resolutions? Are you letting go of anything?
3. How are you doing?

Group activity:

As a table you will be assigned vignettes we have already read. You job is to:

1. Be able to summarize your vignettes in writing and to a new group of people.
2. Identify important thematic concepts that present themselves in those vignettes, and why they are important to Esperanza's growth.
3. Identify at least one literary device (two for good measure) in the whole section. Explain what it means and why it matters.

Group A: Vignettes 1-4, pages 3-11

Group B: Vignettes 5-8, pages 12-20

Group C: Vignettes 9-12, pages 21-28

Group D: Vignettes 13-16, pages 29-38

Group E: Vignettes 17-20, pages 39-52

Group F: Vignettes 21-24, pages 53-64

Homework/Important Dates:

• Read HOMS pages 65-73 and flag a thematic concept for each vignette
• Here are some Purposes for Reading (You may see some of these same things on your reading quiz tomorrow. You will also be asked what a theme is, so you should review that.):
• "Geraldo No Last Name" - Read to determine why Esperanza included the story of Geraldo, even though she never even met him. 
• "Edna's Ruthie" - Ruthie is an adult. Read to determine what Ruthie and Esperanza have in common, and what themes might be portrayed in this vignette.
• "The Earl of Tennessee" - Read to determine who the Earl's wife is. Read to find an example of a literary device used by Esperanza.
• "Sire" - Read to determine a source of conflict for Esperanza. What might Lois' inability to tie her own shoes be symbolic of?
• LUM Root handout due Wednesday, January 6
• CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root Slides!
• You will have a quiz on LUM and MAL on Friday, January 8
• Book Love Reading! (Remember you should have at least one independent reading book completed by Friday, January 8)