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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 1 through 4 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 “The House on Mango Street” (1), “Hairs” (2), “Boys and Girls” (3), and “My Name” (4) 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 Compare and contrast the style of two consecutive paragraphs Isolate examples of figurative language Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop 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

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 10 through 13 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. A plot-based quiz, two close reading worksheets, and answer keys are included. The close reading activities cover the vignettes titled “Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin” (10) and “Those Who Don’t” (12) 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 tone in context Determine the function of a group of characters Apply knowledge of literary devices including anaphora Consider the thematic significance of a particular vignette Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 5 through 9 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 “Cathy Queen of Cats” (5), “Our Good Day” (6), “Laughter” (7), and “Meme Ortiz” (9) 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 Determine the primary function of a given passage Reflect on how the theme of gender inequality is reinforced Apply knowledge of literary devices including simile, situational irony, and symbolism Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Compare and contrast two characters (Esperanza and Cathy) 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

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 18 through 21 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 “A Rice Sandwich” (18), “Hips” (20), and “The First Job” (21), 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 epiphany, hyperbole, situational irony, symbolism, and more Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop 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

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 14 through 17 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 “Alicia Who Sees Mice” (14), “Darius and the Clouds” (15), and “The Family of Little Feet” (17) 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 metaphor, personification, simile, and symbolism Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop 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

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

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching vignettes 41 through 44 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 “The Three Sisters” (41), “Alicia and I Sitting on Edna’s Steps” (42), and “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes” (44), 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 and narrative techniques Describe tone in context Apply knowledge of literary devices including anaphora, dramatic irony, metaphor, paradox, personification, and more Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A plot-based quiz, eight close reading worksheets (one per scene), a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: Identify what the text states both explicitly and implicitly Discern the intended effects of figurative language in context Define complex words and phrases in context Discern the greater significance of given details Determine the function of given details and scenes Discern tone in context Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, foreshadowing, allusion, and symbolism Conduct brief online research in order to answer a question Articulate the greater significance of the placement of young Siward’s fatal injuries Support inferences and claims with sound reasoning and relevant evidence Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a dystopian novel. These assessments may otherwise serve as guided reading handouts to facilitate active reading experiences. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.