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House On Mango Street

House On Mango Street. A collection of vignettes- short descriptive prose- that illuminate the themes of home, place and belonging, being a girl and how that shapes lives for better or worse, cultural identity, and growing up.

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House On Mango Street

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  1. House On Mango Street A collection of vignettes- short descriptive prose- that illuminate the themes of home, place and belonging, being a girl and how that shapes lives for better or worse, cultural identity, and growing up.

  2. Write about a home or several homes you have lived in and felt strongly about. Be as descriptive as possible and write about the surrounding community as well. Definition of home: 1. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or an apartment. 2.A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household. 3.a. An environment offering security and happiness. b. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin. Journal About Home

  3. Your map should convey your love, your history, your connection to a given place. Draw a map of one of your homes. Cover several “blocks” of a given area. Include at least five points of interest or importance. Beside each point of interest, write a brief description or story associated with this place. You do not have to be incredibly artistic to make a decent looking map with lots (at least five) of stories. Map Criteria

  4. Discussion • How does place affect who we are as people? • Which is the most defining factor the buildings or the other people? • How has “place” figured into other novels we have read this year? • What kinds of motifs (recurring images) have you noticed in the book so far? How do they extend the ideas in the book? • Do you think that “boys and girls” live in different worlds? How so?

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