8th Grade Reading… Role of Women 18 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 The role of women is a huge theme in House on Mango Street, even in the early vignettes. Today's lesson focused on "Marin" and "Alicia Who Is Afraid of Mice" and my…
8th Grade Reading… “Louie, His Cousin and His Other Cousin” – Report Writing 17 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today my eighth graders read "Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin." In this vignette, we're introduced to a family of cousins that live on Esperanza's block (one of which…
8th Grade Reading… What Does Friendship Mean to Me? 16 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today I had my eighth graders focus on the idea of friendship--What is friendship? What does friendship mean to us? What defines a solid friendship?--I had my students write their…
8th Grade Reading… “My Name/My Family Crest” 12 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 The next section I had my students read in House on Mango Street was "My Name," a vignette where main character Esperanza talks about her name, family culture, and wrestles with her…
8th Grade Reading… My Figurative Language Family 6 Nov 20153 Dec 2015 To go along with teaching my students about figurative language with their Types of Figurative Language Notes, I had them relate what they learned to their own lives and work…
8th Grade Reading… Teaching Figurative Language! 6 Nov 20153 Dec 2015 Figurative language is so complicated, yet so much fun! I created this AMAZINGÂ (okay, I might be bragging just a little, but I'm super excited!) resource to teach students. It is…
