Summer reading packet
SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT NAME: BRYCE HARDY
10TH GRADE _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_
Before returning to school next school year, you will need to read _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_ BY SANDRA CISNEROS and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions, summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September.
By carefully completing this assignment over the summer, you will be prepared to discuss the story in the fall, to take a summer reading quiz and to write an in-class essay using your book and packet as the basis for your responses.
A TYPED HARD COPY OF THIS PACKET MUST BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR TEACHER ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SECTION 1: SETTING
INSTRUCTIONS: Esperanza's reactions to her physical environment often reveal aspects of her character. Choose THREE large or small ELEMENTS OF ESPERANZA'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (e.g., houses, neighborhoods, city, school, trees, concrete, windows) and trace them as they repeat throughout the novel. In the first column, write the quotations (with their page numbers) that describe your selected elements. In the second column, write a short analysis that explores Esperanza's reaction to the element.
PHYSICAL ELEMENT ONE: SHOES
Concrete Detail and Page Number
1. Esperanza makes the connection between shoes and sex, when she tries on high-heeled shoes.
2. When she attends the dance in brown saddle shoes, she gets embarrassed. The boys want to dance with her, but she is scared to dance with her shoes.
3. In Esperanza's vision of her dream house, her shoes are beside her bed.
Please discuss Esperanza's overall reaction to the element:
For her they show the conflict she feels between her emerging sexual attractiveness and her wanting to be free.
PHYSICAL ELEMENT TWO: TREES
Concrete Detail and Page Number
1. Esperanza sees the four skinny trees in her front yard and says they and her
10TH GRADE _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_
Before returning to school next school year, you will need to read _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_ BY SANDRA CISNEROS and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions, summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September.
By carefully completing this assignment over the summer, you will be prepared to discuss the story in the fall, to take a summer reading quiz and to write an in-class essay using your book and packet as the basis for your responses.
A TYPED HARD COPY OF THIS PACKET MUST BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR TEACHER ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SECTION 1: SETTING
INSTRUCTIONS: Esperanza's reactions to her physical environment often reveal aspects of her character. Choose THREE large or small ELEMENTS OF ESPERANZA'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (e.g., houses, neighborhoods, city, school, trees, concrete, windows) and trace them as they repeat throughout the novel. In the first column, write the quotations (with their page numbers) that describe your selected elements. In the second column, write a short analysis that explores Esperanza's reaction to the element.
PHYSICAL ELEMENT ONE: SHOES
Concrete Detail and Page Number
1. Esperanza makes the connection between shoes and sex, when she tries on high-heeled shoes.
2. When she attends the dance in brown saddle shoes, she gets embarrassed. The boys want to dance with her, but she is scared to dance with her shoes.
3. In Esperanza's vision of her dream house, her shoes are beside her bed.
Please discuss Esperanza's overall reaction to the element:
For her they show the conflict she feels between her emerging sexual attractiveness and her wanting to be free.
PHYSICAL ELEMENT TWO: TREES
Concrete Detail and Page Number
1. Esperanza sees the four skinny trees in her front yard and says they and her