In my Ninth grade English class when we read a House on Mango Street, we did something very similar. Where we read a "Where I'm from Poem" and then we all had to read our own. We also then wrote our entire own "The House on so and so..." book compiled of 10 vignettes that followed the format of the books. The poem was a great stretching exercise for this greater project, and to this day it remains one of the English projects that I still pull out from time to time because it means something. It's a great connection to self and it really made me love the vignette writing style.
Wonderful to hear. I have discovered that "The House on Mango Street" is a difficult book for many less confident readers to work with as the vignettes are an unfamiliar genre. Kristen has found that the more connections her students are able to make, the better. I'd love to see your project, Mandy!
I love your idea Mandy. I also had a professor use one of the vignettes as a patterned writing assignment. It was the chapter where she gives great detail about her own name. I plan to us that this year along with the "I Am From" poem. My students loved it last year.
I love the song by John Lennon called "Imagine" and think that works so well as patterned writing. I have read some amazing responses to the world we live in by high school students. Here is the link to the song: http://www.lyrics007.com/John%20Lennon%20Lyrics/Imagine%20Lyrics.html
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ReplyDeleteIn my Ninth grade English class when we read a House on Mango Street, we did something very similar. Where we read a "Where I'm from Poem" and then we all had to read our own. We also then wrote our entire own "The House on so and so..." book compiled of 10 vignettes that followed the format of the books. The poem was a great stretching exercise for this greater project, and to this day it remains one of the English projects that I still pull out from time to time because it means something. It's a great connection to self and it really made me love the vignette writing style.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to hear. I have discovered that "The House on Mango Street" is a difficult book for many less confident readers to work with as the vignettes are an unfamiliar genre. Kristen has found that the more connections her students are able to make, the better. I'd love to see your project, Mandy!
ReplyDeleteI love your idea Mandy. I also had a professor use one of the vignettes as a patterned writing assignment. It was the chapter where she gives great detail about her own name. I plan to us that this year along with the "I Am From" poem. My students loved it last year.
ReplyDeleteI love the song by John Lennon called "Imagine" and think that works so well as patterned writing. I have read some amazing responses to the world we live in by high school students.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to the song:
http://www.lyrics007.com/John%20Lennon%20Lyrics/Imagine%20Lyrics.html