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Help students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 31 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays”). 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
• Compare Rafaela to a fairy tale character (Rapunzel)
• 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