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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 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