The House on Mango Street & Whale Rider

UPDATE 5/30:  COMPLETE THE ROUGH DRAFTS OF YOUR FIRST THREE VIGNETTES AND BRING THEM TO CLASS ON MONDAY, JUNE 2. 


The House on Mango Street Assignments --


The Vignette Writing Project: 

• The completed booklet must be turned in by Monday, June 9, 2014 (This is the last grade of the marking period...worth 50 points)
• Individual due dates for rough drafts of each vignette will be provided in class

Reading Assignment: 

• 9 Honors students must read the entire book by Friday, June 6. 
• The following vignettes, however, are to be read by Wednesday, June 4:
• "A Smart Cookie" - page 90
• "Sally" - page 81
• "What Sally Said" - page 92
• "Linoleum Roses" - page 101
• "Marin" - page 26
• "There was an Old Woman..." - page 29
• "Alicia Who Sees Mice" - page 31
• "No Speak English" - page 76
• "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice..." - page 79
• "Minerva Writes Poems" - page 84

Whale Rider --


We will be viewing The Whale Rider the week of June 9.  Our discussion will connect this film to The House on Mango Street.


Exam --


I will be providing you with an exam review sheet during the week of June 2. 

Upcoming Events

Friday, May 23 -- End Test for Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House.  Don't forget to review the Ibsen PowerPoint!


The Weeks of May 26  and June 2-- We will begin reading and doing a creative writing project for The House on Mango Street.  Due dates for individual vignettes will be discussed in class.


The Week of June 9th -- Whale Rider


* I will be providing each class with a review sheet during the first week of June. 

A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler

Starting on Monday, May 5 we will begin to study Henrik Ibsen's plays.  As you are reading and analyzing Hedda Gabler independently, we will focus on A Doll's House in class. 

The following assignments must be completed for Hedda Gabler:

• Taking notes (see handout) while reading Hedda Gabler in preparation for a Socratic Seminar on Thursday, May 15.
• Writing an essay based on one of the two writing prompts provided in class (see handout) by Wednesday, May 14 at 11:59PM (use turnitin.com to submit the essay).

A Doll's House assignments:

• Assignments and due dates for this play will be provided to you during class.

End test for Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House:

• To be determined at a later date.