House on Mango Street: Literary Maps

Literary Maps are an artistic form of organizing all the relevant information we have been marking-up in our books!
Essential Question: What are the major themes presenting themselves within this work? What are most important quotes in what we have read? What do these show that other quotes do not? How can we connect this work to our personal lives?

Literary Map Side #1: 1. Fold a piece of blank paper to create 8 different boxes. 2. Label the boxes on the front of the paper with the following categories Author/Title Plot: Brief, holistic summary of what is happening in the story Theme List a few themes or message that the author is trying to convey (i.e., loneliness & growing up, hope v hopelessness, identity based on self or others) Figurative Language simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole Symbols: Identify a symbol and the concept of theme that it represents (i.e., Red balloon & anchor)

Character: Describe the important aspects of a few major characters in the story.

Setting: place and time leading to the mood set

Quotations from the book that show importance

Literary Map Side #2- This Thematic Visual/Artistic Representation is open-ended creative project that synthesizes the ideas presented on side #1 i. ii. iii. Choose a Theme representative in the novel so far Choose Six Quotes which demonstrate the this idea of importance, then analyze what these quotations reveal, show, or prove Create a Visual Representation which does the following:

a. Clearly represents a theme discussed in class or another idea of importance. Please discuss with teacher! b. Presents complex ideas from the novel in an organized way c. Includes six thoughtful quotations from the novel. d. Includes thoughtful, sophisticated analysis of the quotations e. Is Creative and colorful f. Is Neat and carefully made