1. Bell-Ringer – in your notebooks, respond: (write the question and the date – Sept 11, 2013)
What expectations do your parents have for you? How do those expectations fit with yours?

2. LEQ 1-Question: How does Sandra Cisneros carefully balance the words and details used to explain her family's effect on her development for her audience? “Only Daughter” Narrative Non-fiction

3. Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros Writer
Sandra Cisneros is an American writer best known for her acclaimed first novel The House on Mango Street and her subsequent short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. Wikipedia
Born: December 20, 1954 (age 58), Chicago, IL
Nationality: American
Awards: American Book Awards, MacArthur Fellowship, Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

4. Sandra Cisneros
Writes extensively about her experiences as a Mexican- American
Uses her distinct voice and style to separate herself from other writers

5. Important literature vocabulary
personal essay
author's purpose
details
word choice
imagery
Tone
Voice

6. Personal Essay Personal Essay A fictional short story
A piece of writing that explore a persons thoughts on a subject
A fictional short story
Attempts to adopt a unique voice
Focuses on the meaning of events from own life
Carries a theme

7. Author’s Purpose May be more than one Author’s Purpose
The why behind a piece of writing
Directly relates to the form of a text
May be implied or stated directly
May be more than one
Entertain
Persuade
Inform

8. Details These are the pieces that lead up to the whole
These are carefully selected by the author to shape the message or theme of an essay

9. Word Choice Word Choice Tone Connects to audience
The deliberate selection of words by an author
Voice
Tone
Mood
Can reveal author’s feelings
Relies on word connotations
Connects to audience

10. Previewing-What are the challenges of living in a big family?

11. Previewing-Where you are the only boy or girl?

12. Previewing-How might it be different in different cultures?

13. Instructions Today we will read “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros.
You will be completing a reading guide with a partner as you read.
Follow the directions carefully
Do not attempt to split the questions
Everyone must read the whole text!
At the end your reading guide will be used to write the answer to the LEQ.

14. What words come to mind now that we are finished reading this text
What words come to mind now that we are finished reading this text? (list on page with Bell Ringer activity)

15. Assessment
How does Sandra Cisneros carefully balance the words and details used to explain her family's effect on her development for her audience?
Your answer must include.
Specific details from the text.
All of the previewed vocabulary
personal essay
author's purpose
details
word choice
Imagery
Tone
Voice