Our book The House on Mango Street is written in the form of a collection of vignettes. It may seem like the chapters have no connection with each other, but every chapter gives us a look - a glimpse - into a certain part of Esperanza's life that is important and meaningful. It's the small things in our life that make the biggest difference. For the next few days in class, you each be making your own vignettes about YOUR life. Here are your requirements:
1. Write FIVE (or more) vignettes about your life. Try to write it like the author is writing The House
on Mango Street
2. Come up with a creative chapter title for each vignette.
3. Focus each vignette on ONE specific memory or aspect of your life.
4. Here are some areas to write about in any of your vignettes:
A. childhood memory about something
B. a certain family member and something about them that sticks out to you
C. description of your house or neighborhood
D. stories about how you met a friend, a time you were playing
E. scary memories or memories where you learned an important lesson
F. school or church
5. Make a cover for your book of short vignettes - come up with a creative title
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