House on Mango Street: Houses in the Book Chart

English 1                                Name: _________________

Mango Street—Houses in the Book                    Date: __________________

                                    Period: ______

 

Directions: As you read the story and come across each house or apartment listed below, fill in the details about the place and the people who live there in the middle column. Write a significant quotation about the place (or what happens there) in the right-hand column.

 

The Houses	Details from the story	Significant Quotations
Esperanza's house on Mango Street (p. 3-4, 109-110)
Cathy's house (p.12-13), the one that Meme Ortiz moves into after Cathy's family moves out (p.21-22)
Louie's house where he lives with his family and his cousin Marin (p.23-27)
Earl's place (p.70-71)
The Monkey Garden (p.94-98)
Sally's new house after she gets married (p.101-102)
Esperanza's dream house in the future (p.108)

 

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Welcome to the Thornwood High School English I blog site. You will use this site to print off any extra copies of the House on Mango Street packets that you may need. You will use this site to view your classmates finished webfolios. You will use this site to view my questions, comments, and grades to you. If you have questions or concerns before class, you will use this site to post your questions. I will answer you in as timely a fashion as possible.

This is meant to put a positive, creative spin on the traditional portfolio. Be the creative, intelligent, school-appropriate students that I know you are!

Sincerely,
Ms. M. Brown