Welcome to Mango Street

Today we started The House on Mango Street. Students wrote about their own name in warm-ups and then, after a reminder to bring planners everyday, we read, wrote about and discussed "My Name."
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“My Name”

1. How does Esperanza feel about her name? Explain.
2. Quote at least 5 examples of figurative language (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) from this chapter.
3. Respond to this chapter personally in some way.

•  What questions does it raise?
•  What associations does it call up?
•  What is your favorite line? Why?