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Writing a Personal Letter Using the Short Story "Eleven"

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Challenge your class to connect to the text of "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros with this activity, which prompts them to write a personal letter from the main character's point of view. The story, prompt, and letter template are all included...
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Through Our Eyes

For Teachers 10th
After reading Sandra Cisneros’ novel The House on Mango Street, class members design a canned food drive, create advertisements for the drive, and use digital cameras to document the entire process. In addition, pupils journal their...
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Families: Different and the Same

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare varying family structures. In this family structures lesson, students write a book about their family. Students read The House on Mango Street.
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Digital Photography Project: My Special Place

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an except form, "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros, as a prompt for a family discussion about the history of their name. They use this discussion to express their personality by creating a Power Point slide...
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Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read literature and view other media to discover how print and non-print texts answer the thematic question: Who am I? students compare the ways ideas are presented, and create their own portfolios or personal Web pages...
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Create a 3-D Community Model

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the term community.  In this Social Studies lesson, 7th graders develop a definition of the term community.  Students create a sculpture that is related to their community.

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