Unit+5+-+The+House+on+Mango+Street

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Prior to starting Sandra Cisneros' __The House on Mango Street__, I want you to view the following video from YouTube entitled, "The Danger of a Single Story." After viewing the video, use the "Discussion" feature above to answer the following questions:


 * 1) What is Chimamanda Adichie's message? What is "the danger of a single story"?
 * 2) Knowing that we are about to start reading __The House on Mango Street__, a short novel about a Mexican-American girl living in the Latino section of Chicago, why might have I asked you to watch this video? Think about Chimamanda's reference to her trip to Mexico and the idea of stereotyping.
 * 3) Does watching this video make you feel or think differently about anything you've said, thought, or read? Why or why not?