MONDAY

HOMS 5.1

Do now: Write 3-5 sentences that answer this question: Why do you think Cisneros depicts so many women in Esperanza’s neighborhood as struggling?  (Consider: how does Esperanza respond to all these struggles?)

Objectives:

• Use the 6 habits of successful readers to identify Cisneros’ use of literary devices to unpack meaning
• Work collaboratively to identify Cisneros’ depictions of gender
• Draft a thesis statement answering a specific prompt

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Charts: Finish gender and role model chart
3. Introduce the analysis paragraph assignment
4. Begin to draft thesis statements- check with Ms. Santiago
5. Fairy Tale extra credit!
6. Summarizer

HW: Finish finding quotes on chart and draft a thesis statement for the analysis paragraph prompt