Evidence
What is missing from the evidence?
I needed money. The Catholic high school cost a lot, and papa said nobody went to public school unless you wanted to turn out bad,
(Cisneros, 53).
Quotation marks!
What is missing from this point statement format?
Title of Book
??????
Theme
As shown by...
Author
Which is not a culture?
Hispanic
Catholic
Esperanza's judgments on people
Family
Esperanza's judgments on people
BONUS x2:
What would you classify this as?
What is missing from this evidence?
¨But that night he comes back and sends a big rock through the window. Then he is sorry and she opens the door again. Same story.¨
Citation!
(Cisneros, 85)
Identify these parts of a point statement in the one below:
Book Title
Author
Theme
As shown by...
In the book The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros wants readers to learn that sometimes people pass on opportunities to keep the life they love as shown by the characters actions.
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What culture involves teasing and group humor as seen by this quote:
“Whose fat face? Esperanza’s fat face, that’s who. Looks like Esperanza’s ugly face when she comes to school in the morning.”
(Cisneros, 36-37)
Friendship
Which piece of evidence best proves the theme "It's not ok to give up?"
1. "Four who grew despite concrete. Four who reach and do not forget to reach. Four whose only reason is to be and be” (Cisneros,75)
2. “Rafaela who drinks and drinks coconut and papaya juice on Tuesdays and wishes there were sweeter drinks, not bitter like an empty room, but sweet sweet like the island”
(Cisneros, 80)
1! The quote directly addresses the theme. Quote #2 needs further explanation
What part of this point statement should be edited out?
In the book House on Mango Street, Esperanza is growing up in a culture of building healthy relationships and comfort as seen by her family bonds. The reason on why I think this is because on page 44 it talks about the second quote I put and it shows me how her family tries to build bonds with her.
"The reason on why I think this is because on page 44 it talks about the second quote I put and it shows me how her family tries to build bonds with her."
What aspect of Esperanza's family's culture is explored in this quote:
“They will all have a black-and-white photo taken in front of the tomb with flowers shaped like spears in a white vase because this is how they send the dead away in that country, (Cisneros, 56.)”
Grieving
Respect for the dead
Which piece of evidence best supports how Esperanza's religion effects her?
1. “I always cry when nuns yell at me, even if they’re not yelling,” (Cisneros, 45).
2. “We have to hurry to get to Precious Blood Church quick because that’s where the baptism party is,” (Cisneros, 46).
1!
The 2nd quote does not directly effect Esperanza.
What is missing from this point statement?
In The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, the characters struggle to do what they want because they are being held back.
The "as shown by" part. Explain how the theme is explored in the text.
What culture does the evidence best support?
"Uncle wants to show off our new dance we learned…and my mother watched me and my little cousins watches and everyone says wow who are these theses two who dance like in the movies…" (Cisneros, 55)
Dancing
Supportive Family
Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that Esperanza has to take on more responsibility as she grows up?
1. “I took my library books to her house. I read her stories,” (Cisneros, 60).
2. “ Because I am the oldest, my father has told me first and now it is my turn to tell the others. I will have to explain why we can't play,”
(Cisneros, 56)
2!
The quote specifically addresses her responsibility of being the oldest and what she will do.
Make a point statement from the given evidence:
“Alicia, who inherited her mama’s rolling pin and sleepiness, is young and smart and studies for the first time at the university. She doesn't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin,”
(Cisneros, 31).
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What type of culture does the following quote support?
1. “And then she made me stand up on a box of books and point.This one? she said pointing to a row of ugly three-flats, the ones even the raggedy men are ashamed to go into yes, I nodded even though I knew that wasn't my house and I start to cry,”
(Cisneros, 45)
Fear
Embarrassment
Negative Self-Image