HoMS 1
What is the main character's name in The House on Mango Street?
Esperanza
What is the main character's sister's name in The House on Mango Street?
Nenny
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Her eyes are blue like the deepest part of the ocean.
Simile
Write an example of a verb starting with the letter B.
(Many answers)
buy, bought, bring, birth, borrow, etc
What is the capital city in the US?
Washington DC
What city does The House on Mango Street take place?
Chicago
How many people live in the main character's house?
6
Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
The clouds are large piles of pink cotton candy.
Metaphor
Write an example of an adjective starting with the letter L.
(many answers)
long, linear, loose, lucky, lost, lovely, etc
How old is Ms. Camping?
27
Where was Esperanza's first job?
Name 2 of Esperanza's friends.
Rachel, Lucy, Sally
Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
The summer sun kisses our cheeks, and they turn a bright cherry red.
personification
What is the correct preposition: in, on, or at?
Our classroom party is _____ May 20th.
On
What words do you open with when writing a letter?
Dear (Name),
Why didn't Esperanza like her shoes in "Chanclas"
(Many Answers), they were old/they didn't match her dress
What is something that Esperanza wants?
(Many answers) To be a beautiful woman, a new home, friends, a boy's attention
Write an example of a simile.
(many answers)
The girl is like a flower.
The girl is as beautiful as a flower.
Add more to this sentence using the words in, on, or at.
When she went to the beach, the girl saw a shark
(many answers)
in the ocean
on the shore
at the end of the beach
What language is spoken in the Central American country of Belize?
English.
What is an overarching theme in The House on Mango Street?
(Many Answers) growing from a girl to a woman, the danger of men to women, living with poverty, the treatment of immigrants in the US.
What does "ball and chain" mean?
It is a negative way to refer to your wife or husband (especially wife)
Write an example of personification.
(Many answers)
The tall buildings hug the clouds.
Identify the noun(s) in this sentence, the verb(s) and the adjective(s).
Esperanza says she is an ugly daughter.
Nouns: Esperanza, she, daughter
Verbs: says, is
Adjective: ugly
What country are most of Palo Verde's ELD students born in?
The USA