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**UNIT 2: Identity** **Text - //The House on Mango Street// by Sandra Cisneros** ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:


 * Where does our sense of identity come from?
 * What identities, if any, are permanent and which do we have the power to change?

Prior to starting Sandra Cisneros' //The House on Mango Street//, I want you to view the following video from TED Talks entitled, "The Danger of a Single Story." After viewing the video, 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?

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//The House on Mango Street// Reading Packet (divided into 2 sections; print the section you need):

WOW! Passages (Sections A, B & C): Figurative Language Chart & Character Log:

//The House on Mango Street// Lesson Plan Assignment & Template:

//The House on Mango Street// Digital Story Project:

"Where I'm From" Poem