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Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 33 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Minerva Writes Poems”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference activity, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension
  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
  • Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
  • Determine the tone of a given excerpt
  • Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Conduct brief research on Roman mythology in order to explain the irony of Minerva’s name
  • Articulate the significance of the pancake dinner detail, taking into consideration Minerva’s financial distress
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, situational irony, and double denotation
  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

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