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Help students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 27 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“The Earl of Tennessee”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. 51 law does not permit the inclusion of novel content, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.

By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension
  • Articulate the greater significance of given details
  • Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
  • Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and more
  • Consider themes in context
  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

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House on Mango Street Vignettes 26-29 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheets (Bundle)

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 26 through 29 of *The House on Mango Street* by Sandra Cisneros. A plot-based quiz, four close reading worksheets, and answer keys are included. The close reading activities cover the vignettes titled **"Edna's Ruthie"** (26), **"The Earl of Tennessee"** (27), **"Sire"** (28), and **"Four Skinny Trees"** (29) and help learners navigate the text for deeper meaning. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Consult reference materials as needed to learn or verify word meanings * Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Describe the tone of a given excerpt * Apply knowledge of literary devices * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Read "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen in order to understand its narrative parallels to a particular vignette * Argue how Esperanza has developed into a dynamic character * Consider the symbolic value of reading in context * Write about complex literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

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