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Help students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 37 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“What Sally Said”). 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
  • Describe tone in context
  • Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor and simile
  • 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 34-37 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 34 through 37 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 **"Bums in the Attic"** (34), **"Beautiful and Cruel"** (35), **"A Smart Cookie"** (36), and **"What Sally Said"** (37), and each helps 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, vignette titles, and narrative techniques * Determine the primary function of a given vignette * Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, verbal irony, and more * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare two characters (Esperanza and Nenny) * Conduct brief research on the Japanese opera Madame Butterfly * 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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