Task
1. Introduction
The House on Mango Street is a series of vignettes about a year in the life of a young Mexican-American girl named Esperanza. Esperanza narrates her story in the first person as we learn about her feeling about where she lives, her family, friends and neighbors and growing up.
Task
Does the house that you live in reflect who you are? You are going to write a series of 3 vignettes about "The House on (fill in the name of your street) Street".
Process
Step 1 - Let's learn about the author.
Click here to visit the website of Sandra Cisneros, the author of The House on Mango Street. Click on "Biography" to read more about her.
Click here to Watch Sandra Cisneros talk about The House on Mango Street.
Step 2 - Let's learn about immigration.
The story takes place in Chicago. Read an article about history of immigration and work in Chicago
What is happening today with immigration? Check this article out