1. Sandra Cisneros: Culture influencing Literature LEQ: How does our upbringing play a role in the development of the belief of ourselves and society?

2. Bell Work What is style? How is it made prevalent in the pieces we have already read?

3. Anticipation Guide On a scale of one- ten rate how true each statement is on the following slides. TEN meaning you completely agree and ONE meaning you completely disagree.

4. Rate the statement below: You can tell a lot about a person by the neighborhood that they live in. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 TrueFalse

5. Rate the statement below: You can tell a lot about a person by the house that they live in. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 TrueFalse

6. Rate the statement below: A person’s name is an important part of his or her identity. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 TrueFalse

7. Rate the statement below: Low income families oftentimes accept their fate and do not work hard to better themselves. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 TrueFalse

8. Rate the statement below: It is possible to make people believe you are someone you are not. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 TrueFalse

9. Background What inspired the author to write this book? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXO8a6HYtt w&list=PL4F3ECA7FD56CC63E

10. Focus on Style: Voice Your "voice" is the way that you "speak" on paper. It is how your words come across to the reader, and it will be different for every writer. Voice depends on the style you choose - formal, informal, technical, chatty, poetic - and the words you choose to express this style - simple words, scientific words, "high-falutin" words, slang words.

11. Read House on Mango Street Excerpts At what points does the author use voice in her writing? Why is the voice of these pieces so important? What statement is the author making about society? About herself?

12. Example Example: I am from the sound of pencil Sketching frantically till end I am from the smell of school supplies When Crayons and glue blend I am from the crashing wave Relentless and so pure. I am from a city silhouette My only true allure I am the smell of morning breakfast As the family awakes in day. I am the morning dew so sad As I watch them drive away. Create an “I am poem”.. Defining who you are except instead of directly telling me who you are, explain it to me by your surroundings.