The House on Mango Street Close Reading of Those Who Don't

Help students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of analysis questions for The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with emphasis on the vignette titled “Those Who Don’t.” An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.

This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.

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By completing this exercise, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Discern the intended effects of a given details
• Discern the overall tone of the vignette
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
• Discern the function of given characters in context
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including anaphora
• Explore themes in context