The House On Mango Street

Focus:

This WebQuest focuses on the book, The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. 
Reading concepts covered Esperanza�s writings on her thoughts of her abused
friend, Sally and Esperanza�s own sexual assault. Esperanza�s also writes about
death, poverty and violence. Students will use their prior knowledge as adolescence.
Students will identify with Esperanza�s emotions, hopes and struggles.

Objectives/Goals:

I recommend students finish reading and discussing the book
before beginning this WebQuest.

• Students will
  learn the author�s writing style, a collection of vignettes.


• The
  students learn to draw inferences, conclusions, and generalizations about
  the text using textual evidence and prior knowledge.


• Students will
  learn to research using the world wide web.


• Students will analyze
  characters.


• Students create
  a PowerPoint presentation.

I would recommend 2 weeks to complete this project.

Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Credits

I would like to thank the makers of the websites below and the websites listed included in this WebQuest. With the help of these resources, I was able to make this WebQuest assignment interesting, interactive, thought provoking and fun.

http://urbandreams.ousd.k12.ca.us/lessonplans/mango_street/support_structures.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mangostreet/
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+house+on+mango+street&biw=1536&bih=699&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjJjoCZiNDMAhVo64MKHWVqAJsQsAQINQ&dpr=1.25
https://www.google.com/#q=www.fotosearch.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXO8a6HYttw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pyf89VsNmg
https://www.google.com/search?q=a+dedication+to+teachers&biw=1536&bih=699&tbm=isch&imgil=gjhcANacNmI_xM%253A%253BR1Ecl1Ggg7KI1M%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pinterest.com%25252Ftempabader%25252Fteacher-dedication%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=gjhcANacNmI_xM%253A%252CR1Ecl1Ggg7KI1M%252C_&usg=__YdfIbjOt07W1eW-vSB4Kn33I0IY%3D&ved=0ahUKEwimmPums9DMAhWJjz4KHZG6C68QyjcIKQ&ei=yEsyV6aUKYmf-gGR9a74Cg#imgdii=gjhcANacNmI_xM%3A%3BgjhcANacNmI_xM%3A%3BrNbPZ0VKsNiXIM%3A&imgrc=gjhcANacNmI_xM%3A

Other

My WebQuest is dedicated to my daughter�s 7th grade Language Arts teacher, Ms. Stefanec. Ms. Stefanec was my daughter Summer�s scribe, during her transition from girlhood to adolescence. Ms. Stefanec inspired Summer to express her feelings both positive and negative through journaling. In addition, Ms. Stefanec enabled Summer to understand that there is a lot of ugliness in the world. However, Ms. Stefanec stated, �You become a survivor, when you don�t allow ugliness to enter you�.