The House on Mango Street Teacher's Manual Revised Edition

NEW! Revised edition--The revised teacher's version of Talent Development Secondary's Discussion Guide to The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros' poignant novel narrated by a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, adds a number of new features and resources. These include essential and guiding questions, a concept map, reading strategy tips, and a selection of cornerstone tasks, as well as a summary of the novel, author bio, and tips for teacher preparation and background-building activities. Each section includes selected vocabulary words, highlights important literary devices and features, provides discussion questions and answers, and suggests literature-related writing and project-based learning activities. Glossaries, sample sentences using vocabulary words, and whole-class discussion pointers are also provided. A special reproducible assessment section at the back of the manual includes a review, a literature content evaluation, and a vocabulary test for each section of the novel. Wide margins for personal notes make it practical and user-friendly. This curriculum, developed at Johns Hopkins University, is used in schools across the country.