Vignettes

After reading the fantastic book, House on Mango Street, students wrote vignettes in the style of author Sandra Cisneros. The original piece by Cisneros, called "Hairs", focused on the main character, Esperanza, her hair and her relationship to her family. Through this writing activity, students practiced using different stylistic devices, while revealing their own relationships to their family members through the physical attributes they share, or those that make them unique.