Name: _______________________________________________
English 1
Period 6
Mrs. Greco
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Summative Assessment
One of my favorite aspects of this novel is the style: unique, poetic, and easy to relate to.
Cisneros writes about a very common theme in literature, growing up and developing one’s
identity, but there are many more themes throughout the novel. Each vignette can be
analyzed as its own text. For your summative assessment of this novel, you will be assigned a
section to analyze, interpret, and present to the class. You will become the “expert” on your
particular section. This assignment will require both a slideshow presentation and a group
presentation.
Slideshow Instructions/Requirements:
You will be required to create a slideshow using Google Drive. Your presentation must follow
the format below:
 Title Slide
o Book title & author
o Chapter title(s) you were assigned
o Your name
o Image
 Content Slide (You may need to complete this on more than one slide)
o The theme you will be discussing from your vignette(s)
o One major line which accurately portrays the theme
 You must use correct parenthetical citation
 i.e. “Line from the text” (Cisneros 5).
o Commentary
 A clear analysis and explanation of how the excerpt you chose
portrays the theme.
 A conversation on how the entire vignette helps Sandra Cisneros
portray her theme.
 This should be a 1 paragraph analysis
 Literary Device Slide
o Identify a section of your text which shows the author’s use of a literary
device.
 Use proper parenthetical citation.
o Commentary
 A one paragraph response which explains how the author’s use of the
literary device helped portray the theme.
 Works Cited
o Be sure to cite where you got your information from. You can use
www.citationmachine.net to help you cite any websites or other texts you
used for this project.
o The proper citation for The House on Mango Street is:
 Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage,
1991. Print.
o Book titles need to be placed in italics or underlined
o Citations should be typed using the hanging format. I will go over this with
the class.
Name: _______________________________________________
English 1
Period 6
Mrs. Greco
You are expected to design your slideshow presentation in such a way that it is easy to read,
visually appealing and highly informative. You will receive a rubric for your slideshow (See
attached). Be sure to refer to this when creating your project.
To help you with your research and analysis I recommend the following websites:
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http://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-house-on-mango-street/themes
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mangostreet/themes.html
o These sources are meant to help you better understand the text. Your
analysis should still be written in your own words. Do not simply copy
and paste from these sources.
We will be working on this in class for 2 days (including Freshman Seminar). If you do
not finish your presentation after the two days, you are required and expected to
complete it at home.
Group Presentation Instructions/Requirements:
You will be responsible to teach your chapters to your group members. In your
presentation you should:
 Have a full understanding of your chapters and therefore not simply read from
the slideshow.
 Be able to answer questions about your presentation.
 Speak clearly and enthusiastically
Presentations are scheduled to be presented on _____________________________.
Group work will be explained on presentation day. You will be given a classwork
grade on the work that you complete in small groups.
Chapter Assignments:
Vignette Titles (see page numbers in
Table of Contents)
Student(s) Assigned
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
The House on Mango Street
Hairs
Boys and Girls
My Name
Cathy Queen of Cats
Our Good Day
Laughter
Gil’s Furniture Bought & Sold
Meme Ortiz
Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin
Marin
Those Who Don’t
There Was an Old Woman
Alicia Who Sees Mice
Angelo
15.
16.
17.
18.
Darius & the Clouds
And Some More
The Family of Little Feet
A Rice Sandwich
Anna
Lauren
Andrew
Vanessa
Josh
Chris
Ronnie
Jane
Name: _______________________________________________
English 1
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Chanclas
Hips
The First Job
Papa Wakes Up Tired in the Dark
Born Bad
Cassidy
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water
Geraldo No Last Name
Edna’s Ruthie
The Earl of Tennessee
Sire
Four Skinny Trees
Will
Ryan
Mikey
Danielle M.
30. No Speak English
Jessica
31. Rafaela
32. Sally
Leia
33. Minerva Writes Poems
34. Bums in the Attic
Grace
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
Emily
Beautiful & Cruel
A Smart Cookie
What Sally Said
The Monkey Garden
Red Clowns
Linoleum Roses
Stephanie
Kayleigh
41. The Three Sisters
Danielle S.
42. Alicia & I Talking on Edna’s Steps
Rida
43. A House of My Own
44. Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes
Linda
Period 6
Mrs. Greco