House on Mango Street vignette 27-35

Why do the girls like Ruthie?

• She is pretty

• She is the only grown-up who likes to play

• She is weird

• She is visiting from an interesting place

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can we infer about Ruthie?

• She may have some kind of mental illness

• She is a writer

• She likes to be funny because she loves comedy

• She is just like everyone else

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why can no one agree on what the Earl's wife looks like?

• She is always changing her looks

• She is very secretive

• The Earl is ashamed of her

• The Earl doesn't have a wife

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why do you think Esperanza says Sires's girlfriend Lois smells like a baby?

• She is young

• She is innocent

• She is a babysitter

• She has never seen her before

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Esperanza relates to the four skinny trees in her neighborhood because...

• No matter the environment they are in they keep growing

• They are ugly

• They give the neighborhood oxygen

• They are dying

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Mamacita is struggling with ...

• Earning money to support her family

• Being a good mother to her new baby

• Impressing her husband

• Leaving her home and learning a new language

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Rafelea have to stay locked indoors?

• She is depressed

• Her husband does not want her to get a job

• Her husband is afraid she will run away because she is so beautiful

• She did something bad and her husband is punishing her

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Esperanza feel about Sally?

• She empathizes with her

• She does not care for her

• She thinks she is crazy

• She feels like she is a bad person

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Minerva like to do?

• dance

• sing

• go skating

• write poems

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can we infer happens to Minerva?

• She is physically abused by her husband

• She moves away

• She gets into a car wreck

• She falls down and gets hurt

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2