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The House on Mango Street. Clear your desk of everything but a pen or pencil. “Hips”. “The First Job”. “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”. “Born Bad”. Do Now: As a table group, pick a chapter from the story. What topics do some of these stories have in common?. Hips The First Job
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The House on Mango Street Clear your desk of everything but a pen or pencil
What topics do some of these stories have in common? • Hips • The First Job • Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark • Born Bad
Characterization • Turn and talk to a partner: what defines a person and makes them who they are?
Characterization • Physical Appearance • Words (What they say) • Actions (What they do) • Thoughts (What they think) • How others react to them
Character Vignette Project • Must complete the characterization chart for any character of your choice • Then write a vignette from the point of view of that character • This vignette must follow the same rules as the vignettes you have been writing, but instead of Unami, focus on Mango Street • Due on Wednesday (Monday in the lab)