10th Honors Summer Reading Assignment – Insight/Main Idea Template
In the chart below, state the insight or the main idea of each chapter. The first chapter has an example of an insight.
Insight or Main Idea statements should be 2-3 sentences. Remember, not all chapters have insights, which is why you are
writing main idea statements for those without insights. You may use this template or write neatly on your own paper.
“The House on Mango Street”
“Hairs”
“Boys and Girls”
“My Name”
“Cathy Queen of Cats”
“Our Good Day”
“Laughter”
“Gil’s Furniture Bought or Sold”
“Meme Ortiz”
“Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin”
“Marin”
“Those Who Don’t”
“There Was an Old Woman…,”
“Alicia Who Sees Mice”
Esperanza struggles with her new understanding that
again she is not measuring up to someone else’s
standards. She lives there. Her insight establishes the
dreaded sense of scrutiny that adolescents feel upon
moving into a new neighborhood.
“Darius and the Clouds”
“And Some More”
“The Family of Little Feet”
“A Rice Sandwich”
“Chanclas”
“Hips”
“The First Job”
“Papa Who Wakes Up…”
“Born Bad”
“Elenita, Cards, Palm Water”
“Geraldo no Last Name”
“Edna’s Ruthie”
“The Earl of Tennessee”
“Sire”
“Four Skinny Trees”
“No Speak English”
“Rafaela Who Drinks …”
“Sally”
“Minerva Writes Poems”
“Bums in the Attic”
“Beautiful and Cruel”
“A Smart Cookie”
“What Sally Said”
“The Monkey Garden”
“Red Clowns”
“Linoleum Roses”
“The Three Sisters”
“Alicia and I…”
“A House of My own”
“Mango Says Goodbye…”