Transcript The House on Mango Street” and “Helping Kids Cope with Moving”

“The House on Mango Street”
and
“Homeless”
Literature Book: Page 460
Bell Ringer
• Using your computer or phone, go to Engrade on the Irving
ISD Student website.
• Find and correct the 10 errors. You may copy (control C)
and paste (control V). You have five minutes to complete
the bell ringer.
• St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who livved long
ago. The first St Patrick’s Day parade in the united States
took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York
City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immegrant
groups began to holed parades with bagpipes and drums. In
1848, several groups unite their parades Today, New York
City’s St. Patricks’ Day parade was the nation’s largest.
Each year, nearly three milion people attend.
Essential Question
• What is the difference between a house
and a home?
Quickwrite
Write a paragraph about a time you were
disappointed in a decision your parents
made.
#1
• The author structures “The House on Mango
Street” by –
A. telling it from the point of view of an adult
recalling her childhood.
B. using the perspective of a child imaging
being an adult
C. stating the main character’s problem and
then showing how she solves it.
D. having an outsider tell what he sees.
#1 Answer
• The author structures “The House on Mango
Street” by –
A. telling it from the point of view of an adult
recalling her childhood.
B. using the perspective of a child imaging
being an adult
C. stating the main character’s problem and
then showing how she solves it.
D. having an outsider tell what he sees.
#2
• Why does the author write the word there
in italics five times?
A. It was an accident.
B. To show how the narrator feels.
C. To show how the nun said the word.
D. To make fun of the nun’s accent.
#2 Answer
• Why does the author write the word there
in italics five times?
A. It was an accident.
B. To show how the narrator feels.
C. To show how the nun said the word.
D. To make fun of the nun’s accent.
#3
• The last paragraph on page three is
mainly about –
A. Landlords taking money
B. Noisy apartments
C. Owning a house
D. Mean landlords
#3 Answer
• The last paragraph on page three is
mainly about –
A. Landlords taking money
B. Noisy apartments
C. Owning a house
D. Mean landlords
#4
Which of the following is the best conclusion that
the reader can make based on the information
about the robbery on pages four and five.
A. Loomis Street has several laundromats.
B. Loomis Street isn’t a safe place to live.
C. Nuns hang out on Loomis Street all of the
time.
D. Esperanza and her family were involved in
the robbery.
#4 Answer
Which of the following is the best conclusion that
the reader can make based on the information
about the robbery on pages four and five.
A. Loomis Street has several laundromats.
B. Loomis Street isn’t a safe place to live.
C. Nuns hang out on Loomis Street all of the
time.
D. Esperanza and her family were involved in
the robbery.
Vocabulary Words
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Suburb
Legacy
Coss-stitch, French knots, sampler
Ferocity
Era
Enfeebled
Crux
“Homeless” #1
• Quindlen believes that we should forget
about the “broad stokes” and focus on
• A. general ideas
• B. the small details of life
• C. religion
• D. narrow debates about philosophy
#1 Answer
• Quindlen believes that we should forget
about the “broad stokes” and focus on
• A. general ideas
• B. the small details of life
• C. religion
• D. narrow debates about philosophy
#2
• Quindlen defines home as
• A. a place that we can shape to fit
ourselves.
• B. a place that provides protection from
the elements.
• C. three meals a day and a place to rest.
• D. a mailing address to give to authorities.
#2 Answer
• Quindlen defines home as
• A. a place that we can shape to fit
ourselves.
• B. a place that provides protection from
the elements.
• C. three meals a day and a place to rest.
• D. a mailing address to give to authorities
#3
• Quindlen uses emotional appeals to persuade
the reader to
• A. experience homelessness for two weeks
• B. understand that homelessness involves more
than being without a home
• C. view life through the eyes of someone who
has lived in many places
• D.volunteer in a shelter or donate items to
someone in need
#3 Answer
• Quindlen uses emotional appeals to persuade
the reader to
• A. experience homelessness for two weeks
• B. understand that homelessness involves more
than being without a home
• C. view life through the eyes of someone who
has lived in many places
• D.volunteer in a shelter or donate items to
someone in need
#4
• Quindlen supports her ideas with
• A. details about her own experiences
being homeless
• B. descriptions of homeless shelters
• C. statistics
• D. personal opinions
#4 Answer
• Quindlen supports her ideas with
• A. details about her own experiences
being homeless
• B. descriptions of homeless shelters
• C. statistics
• D. personal opinions
Bell Ringer
• Using your computer or phone, go to Engrade on the
Irving ISD Student website.
• Find and correct the 10 errors. You may copy (control C)
and paste (control V). You have five minutes to complete
the bell ringer.
• Harriet Tubman was born in to slavery. In 1849, she
excaped from a Maryland plantation. She would devote
the rest of her life to helping other slaves gain there
freedom. She was a leader of the Underground Railroad,
a group of secret places where slaves could stay on their
way North. During the civil war, she serve as a cook
nurse and union spy. Tubman dyed in March 1913. Her
tombstone reads, Servant of God, Well Done.”
• Stay in Engrade to take “The House on Mango Street”
short answer quiz
Open Ended Response
• How do the authors of “The House on
Mango Street” and “Homeless” convey the
idea of home. Support your answer with
evidence from both selections.
Activity
• 1.On a blank piece of paper, draw your
dream house.
• 2. Write a paragraph persuading your
parents to buy this house for you.
Closure Activity
• Answer the following question in a
complete paragraph.
• How did Anna Quindlen’s essay affect
you?
Tuesday, March 18
John leaves school to go
home. He walks 6 blocks
north and then 8 blocks
west. How far is John
from the school?
The distance from school
to home is the length of
the hypotenuse.
Write a paragraph
explaining how to solve
this problem.
Computer check
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Have each student complete the following steps:
○ Turn on the laptop.
○ Properly Shut Down the laptop using the Windows Start Button.
○ Turn the laptop back on after shutdown.
○ Click on the TestNav System Check link on the Nimitz Home Page (just underneath the Mission
Statement).
○ Click on the link under “To verify a computer is ready for testing”
○ Click on the green Start button from that page. If they get an error message when they click on
Start, have them try again in a different browser.
4. Verify whether or not they get the All Checks Passed message. Record the result for each
student on the roster.
5. Have students return to the TestNav System Check page and click on the link under “To verify
a student can log in to the test.” They should login using the following:
○ Username: systemcheck7
○ Password: testcode7
Record on the roster whether or not each student got the Congratulations message.