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Unit Plan
Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin College Division: Sandra Cisneros

For Students 9th - 10th
Superb analysis including the author's themes, perspectives, form, style, comparison, and contrast. Good research material here!
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Website
University of North Carolina

Unc: "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and writing of Sandra Cisneros at this website, which provides different approaches to reading and studying Cisneros' works. Included are pictures and several references and links for further reading and research.
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to the House on Mango Street [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed and comprehensive mini-guide to Cisneros's novel "The House on Mango Street." Includes information about historical/biographical context, characters, study questions, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities.
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Lesson Plan
TESL Journal

The House on Mango Street: Experiencing Poetical Prose

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about poetical prose? Experience this type of writing when you read "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. This resource features wonderful interactive for all types of learners.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Investigating Names to Explore Personal History and Tradition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for six lessons that ask young scholars to write about their names and cultural traditions using Sandra Cisneros? "The House on Mango Street" as an example. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sandra Cisneros' Career

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This essay offers a look at Cisneros' career and impact on American literature.
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Curated OER

Sandra Cisneros. Credit: Ruben Guzman

For Students 9th - 10th
Where does artistic inspiration come from? A series on NPR about the influence of artists on other artists helps to answer the question. Demonstrates that inspiration and innovation often flow from an intense appreciation of the work of...