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Character Vignette Project: Exploring Identity Through Stories

Dive into "The House on Mango Street" through character vignettes. Discover common themes like characterization and identity. Engage in group discussions and create your own vignette exploring a character's perspective. Deadline: Wednesday.

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Character Vignette Project: Exploring Identity Through Stories

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  1. The House on Mango Street Clear your desk of everything but a pen or pencil

  2. “Hips”

  3. “The First Job”

  4. “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”

  5. “Born Bad”

  6. Do Now: As a table group, pick a chapter from the story.

  7. What topics do some of these stories have in common? • Hips • The First Job • Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark • Born Bad

  8. Characterization • Turn and talk to a partner: what defines a person and makes them who they are?

  9. Characterization • Physical Appearance • Words (What they say) • Actions (What they do) • Thoughts (What they think) • How others react to them

  10. Character Vignette Project • Must complete the characterization chart for any character of your choice • Then write a vignette from the point of view of that character • This vignette must follow the same rules as the vignettes you have been writing, but instead of Unami, focus on Mango Street • Due on Wednesday (Monday in the lab)

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