Name: Journal Entry Notebook English 9 By Sandra Cisneros Read
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Name: ______________________________________________ Journal Entry Notebook English 9 By Sandra Cisneros Read “The House on Mango Street” Mango Journal Entry #1: Describe your house. Write a 150-200 word vignette describing your home or a house you lived in in the past, using language that tells the reader both how it looks and how you feel about it. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “Cathy Queen of Cats” Mango Journal Entry #2 – Describe your neighbors. Write brief (1-2 sentences) descriptions about your neighbors (5-10 people). Choose one or two interesting details about each one and feel free to exaggerate. Use diction, image and tone to communicate how you feel about your neighborhood. Neighbor Description Read “Gil’s Furniture Bought & Sold” Mango Journal Entry #3 – Synesthesia. Cisneros describes the sound of an old music box: "It's like all of a sudden he let go a million moths all over the dusty furniture and swan-neck shadows in our bones." This technique, in which a sound is described in terms of things seen and felt, is called synesthesia. Write descriptions of: a) a place, using sounds; b) a piece of music, using smells; c) a meal, using colors; d) a person, using taste and touch. A. A Place, using sounds: ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ B. A piece of music, using smells: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ C. A meal, using colors: ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ D. A person, using taste and touch: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “There Was an Old Woman She Had so Many Children She Didn’t Know What to Do” Mango Journal Entry #4: In a perfect paragraph, describe the tone created by the following image and similes: “And nobody looked up not once the day Angel Vargas learned to fly and dropped from the sky like a sugar donut, just like a falling star, and exploded down to earth without even an ‘Oh.’”? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “The Family of Little Feet” Mango Journal Entry #5: Tell a story about a time when you tried to act more grown up than you were and then realized you weren’t ready for the consequences. Choose words and images that show how you felt. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “Chanclas” Mango Journal Entry #6 – Describe the following situations in terms of sensations they might evoke in different parts of your BODY (sensory images): a. entering a dark basement, b. learning that someone you secretly care for likes you, c. making a speech at your high school graduation, d. seeing a baby brother or sister for the first time. E. Entering a dark basement: _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ F. Learning that someone you secretly care for likes you back: __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ G. Making a speech at your high school graduation: __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ H. Seeing a baby brother or sister for the first time: ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “Born Bad” Mango Journal Entry #7 – Review “Hairs” (6), “Laughter” (17), “Papa Who Wakes Up in the Dark” (56), and “Born Bad” (58). For each member of Esperanza’s family, write down words Cisneros uses to describe them (Mama, Papa, Carlos, Nenny, Kiki). Then write a description of each member of your own family that not only tells what each one looks like, but reveals how you feel about them. Family Member Description Family Member Description that shows your feelings Mama Papa Carlos Nenny Kiki YOUR family: Read “Earl of Tennessee” Mango Journal Entry #8 – Categorize each sensory image in this vignette by sense it appeals to (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell). Which is most prevalent? Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell Read “Four Skinny Trees” Mango Journal Entry #9 – Esperanza describes the trees as “four who do not belong here but are here.” This mirrors Esperanza’s sense of herself and her estrangement from her community. Write a description of an object in your neighborhood that reflects your feelings about yourself. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “Sally” Mango Journal Entry #10 What does Esperanza admire about this girl? Marin (26) Alicia (31) Lois (Sire’s Girlfriend–p 72) Sally (81) What can Esperanza learn from this girl? Read “What Sally Said,” “The Monkey Garden,” “Red Clowns” Mango Journal Entry #11 How does Esperanza feel about each of the men in the following vignettes (what is her tone)? Vignette “The Family of Little Feet” (39) “Chanclas” (46) “The First Job” (53) “Sire” (72) “The Red Clowns” (99) How does Esperanza feel about the men? Give specific details from text and explain Read “Linoleum Roses” Mango Journal Entry #12 Character Marin (26) Why does he/she want to escape? How does he/she try to escape? Result? Angel Vargas (29) Alicia (31) Mamacita (No Speak English, 76) Rafaela (79) Esperanza’s mom (90) Sally (101) Then answer (in complete sentences): Do you think Esperanza’s dreams of escaping are likely to be more successful? How does being poor—as most of these characters are—affect one’s chances of escaping a dead-end neighborhood or fulfilling other dreams? Give specific examples from the book. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Read “A House of My Own” Mango Journal Entry #13 – Based on specific details provided in the vignettes “The House on Mango Street” (p 3), “Sally” (p 82), “Bums in the Attic” (86) and “A House of My Own” (p 108). After collecting specific details about her ideal house, write a description of Esperanza’s dream house. Be specific about the kind of house she would live in. Use language that reflects how she will feel about it. Take notes on specific details here: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Mango Journal Entry #14 – What do you predict for Esperanza’s future? Writing as Esperanza, describe your life as an adult, including family, work, and leisure. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
