Hey all-
Jim shared this link with me:
Notes for The House on Mango Street
What does everyone think of this teacher's ideas for teaching Mango?
-What do you think of the assignments? Any you really like or dislike?
-What do you think of the questions for each vignette? Are they worth discussing?
-What do you think of the idea to compare THOMS to Little Red Riding Hood?
-What do you think about talking about the introduction, themes, and whether or not this novel is a novel on this site? Are these notes our students need to have?
Has anyone come across any teacher websites that you want to share for THOMS? If you get a chance, maybe we could all browse around and link one in a comment for future reference!
I like the comparison to Little Red Riding Hood. I never would have thought to compare THOMS to that story. That ties in really well with the way I read THOMS through a Feminist Criticism. The idea of the wolf being male, and the man who "saves" her in the end. I started thinking about other Disney movies and the villains vs. the rescuers. Snow White: villain is woman, rescuer is male. Cinderella: Villain is woman, rescuer is male. Little Mermaid: Villain is woman, rescuer is male. Little Red Riding Hood is a bit different, but has the same ending. She is saved by a male figure because she was in danger or in other Disney movies, a danger to herself.
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I also liked the idea of linking "Little Red Riding Hood" to teach this text through a feminist lens, but I really don't like the idea of the notes on that website. The study guide shapes the students' thinking in a certain direction, and does not let the students to any of the critical thinking on their own. Under the section for the "Boys and Girls" Vignette, it says "This is important!!!!" Important to who? the teacher? I think the students should have more say in determining which vigniettes are important and why. I think that study guides like this one stifle the class conversation and lead all the students in one direction that the teacher chooses- is that really the goal of an ELA class? To find one correct answer? Not in my opinion...
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http://www.webenglishteacher.com/cisneros.html
ReplyDelete- This is another website that we could check out.. its on the englishteacher.com. It features different lesson plans for teaching THOMS. I haven't looked through them all yet, but some may be useful in the future.
-Brooke