TENSION Discrimination: to deny someone a right based on their gender, age, race, religion Prejudice: negative opinion or attitude toward another race,

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Building and Activating Schema for Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street

TENSION Discrimination: to deny someone a right based on their gender, age, race, religion Prejudice: negative opinion or attitude toward another race, religion, social group Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to accept or respect opinions or beliefs different from your own

Vignette: a descriptive scene that includes character, conflict, mood, theme

Common Theme: a repeated idea or lesson that appears throughout a literary work IDENTITY Characters search for a who they truly are and their place in society. LOYALTY Characters trust and never turn their back on their friends. COMPASSION Characters care for and help those who are suffering. ACCEPTANCE Characters accept and respect the differences and beliefs of others. COURAGE Characters are brave enough to accept a challenge or face a difficult situation. PERSEVERANCE Characters never give up even when things do not work out at first.

Symbolic: something bad is coming Symbolic: religious beliefs Item with several layers of meaning Literal = what it actually is; Symbolic = deeper meaning RAIN STORM Literal: weather Symbolic: something bad is coming DOVE Literal: bird Symbolic: peace MEXICAN CANDLE Literal: candle Symbolic: religious beliefs

ACTION: hero saves the damsel in distress Motif: story element that reappears such as a type of character, place, or action helps explain the central idea or theme ACTION: hero saves the damsel in distress PLACE: scary forest CHARACTER: villain

Examples of Motifs in The Hunger Games FIRE DEFIANCE HUNTING