Freshman Accelerated English

The House on Mango Street Reading CFA

DIRECTIONS:

After reading the vignettes “No Speak English (pp. 76-78) and “Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice
on Tuesdays” (pp. 79-80) in The House on Mango Street, respond to the two questions below.

Your response should follow the CER Structure: Claim → Evidence → Reasoning
○ Claim: Establishes your position or response to the question
○ Evidence: Incorporate a supporting quote from the text
○ Reasoning: Explain why this quote supports your claim
○ Evidence #2: Incorporate a supporting quote from the text
○ Reasoning #2: Explain why this quote supports your claim

*You may use evidence from either vignette as well as anywhere else in the book.

THE QUESTIONS:

1. Complex-Implied Relationships: How are the women in these two chapters, Mamacita and Rafaela,
similar to Esperanza’s great-grandmother, as described in “My Name” (p. 10-11)?
Provide at least 2 pieces of textual evidence in your response.

Mamacita and Rafaela are similar to her great grandmother. In "My Name" (p. 10-11), Esperanza
describes her great-grandmother as a "wild horse of a woman" and states that she inherited her
name but does not want to inherit her place by the window. In chapters 30-33 of "The House on
Mango Street," Esperanza encounters two women, Mamacita and Rafaela, who share similarities
with her great-grandmother

1. Author’s Generalization: What does Cisneros suggest are the costs associated with girls/women wanting
to belong, and/or fulfill expectations in their community?
Provide at least 2 pieces of textual evidence in your response.

Cisneros suggests that the costs associated with girls/women wanting to belong and fulfill
 expectations in their community include the loss of independence and autonomy, as well as the
impact of role models on young girls. “I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her
place by the window"(Cisneros 11) "Rafaela leans out the window and leans on her elbow and
dreams her hair is like Rapunzel's. She says she is locked in a tower, but all she does is lean out the
window and wait for him" (Cisneros 77). This proves the impact of role models on young girls
because of the loss of independence and autonomy.

Exceeding- 4
I consistently make
insightful inferences
from a text about
characters, relationships,
themes, structure, and
language.
READING COMPREHENSION
Meeting Standard- 3
I consistently make logical
inferences from a text
about characters,
relationships, themes,
structure, and language.
Approaching- 2
I make partially accurate
or inconsistent inferences
about a text’s characters,
relationships, themes,
structure, and language.
Developing- 1
My inferences about a
text’s characters,
relationships, themes,
structure, and language
are often inaccurate.

Success Exceeding/Meeting Approaching/Developing

Criteria

Depth and Discusses the selected topic with
Scope clear insight and understanding.
Explores the complexity rather than
oversimplifying
Conclusions reached are accurate.
Insights are supported by close
textual reading and are at times
profound.
Reaches beyond the self-evident and
conveys true depth in understanding
of the text’s overall meaning(s).
Does not discuss the selected topic with
clear insight and understanding.
Oversimplifies the topic.
Conclusions reached are partially
accurate. Insights are inconsistently
supported by close textual reading and are
at times profound.
Does not reach beyond the self-evident
and conveys true depth in understanding
of the text’s overall meaning(s). Relies
frequently on summary.

Sophistication Applies knowledge of language to Shows limited understanding of how

of Analysis understand how language
functions in different contexts
and creates meaning or style.
Demonstrates understanding of
figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in
word meanings and their effect
language functions in different
contexts and creates meaning or
style.
Shows limited understanding of
figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word
meanings and their effect

Logic and Supports the claim by analyzing how
Reasoning ideas interact and build thematically
on one another, integrating textual
evidence to analyze the cumulative
impact of a variety of author's
choices.
Structure supports the claim
logically as each new element builds
Inconsistently supports the claim by
analyzing how ideas interact and build
thematically on one another,
integrating textual evidence to analyze
the cumulative impact of a variety of
author's choices.
Structure does not support the claim
logically as each new element builds on
on the previous idea, maintaining a
clear and coherent focus
Establishes proper foundational
thinking and then builds in logic and
insight
the previous idea, maintaining a clear
and coherent focus
Does not establish proper foundational
thinking and then builds in logic and
insight