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Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 22 through 25 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. A plot-based quiz, three close reading worksheets, and answer keys are included. The close reading activities cover the vignettes titled “Born Bad” (23), “Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water” (24), and “Geraldo No Last Name” (25) 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
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including colloquialism, dramatic irony, metaphor, and verbal irony
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Consider how the theme of systematic injustice is presented
• Conduct brief research on a relevant subject (the allusion to Guadalupe)
• 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