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"She is in a world we don't belong to anymore. Nenny. Going. Going...and out you go!"
Mango House 4 - Going, going, gone - A Vertext Discussion - pages 53 to 61 - "The First Job" thru "Born Bad" : Somewhere, someplace there must be Discussion Notes for a teacher-led (Ringmaster Teacher) type discussion or (perhaps, more likely) - the notes for the discussion are contained with the pages of the book with my overlaying notes. In any case, towards the end of my career (maybe as long as the last 10 years), I started covering these pages with a Vertext. And since this book is very much like a long, prose poem - the words are so beautiful - they are so succinct and powerful. Which means a Vertext makes even more sense.
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
First off - this Vertext actually begins with page 35. Though the students worked on 35 to 50 in the previous lesson (Group Work) - I selfishly want to talk about some of these ideas with them myself. I am also including two Vertexts here based on the length of the reading assigned. In most cases (except perhaps if you are teaching with Block Scheduling) you'll want to go with the first, shorter version (53 to 61). The second Vertext also covers the next assigned reading - and for more on that, you should go to that lesson.
Remember with Vertexts - you put the quote up on the screen, it has the page number (make sure students go to that page) on each slide; start at one end of the room - a student reads the slide aloud - and a discussion commences from that quote. For more on Vertexts, see my page on Class Discussion Techniques.
Some main points covered in the 34 to 61 Vertext (this doesn't even cover half - see the actual Vertext for more)
How Esperanza gets humiliated by the nuns
How Nenny - younger, belongs now to a different world.
A very subtle look at how Esperanza wants Tito to flirt
Esperanza's horrible assault at her first job.
When papa loses his father - and how Esperanza empathizes with him.
Some Stephen Booth moments in this glorious text.
The guilt from the game she plays about Aunt Lupe
Vertext 1 - pages 34 to 51
Vertext 1 - pages 34 to 51
The most often done Vertext - it goes over some of what the students did in their groups for the last lesson and then forges ahead with the new reading. See above for more of the specifics and my page on Class Discussion Techniques for more on Vertexts.
Vertext 2 - pages 53 to 81
Vertext 2 - pages 53 to 81
This Vertext is designed for a bigger reading. From 53 to 81, though like the earlier Vertext, this one also begins a bit earlier (with "First Job") See my page on Class Discussion Techniques for more on Vertexts.
Most Recent Quiz
Most Recent Quiz
As I've said before, these readings are incredibly short (which is great because the students were doing AP testing usually when we read this) and this particular reading is especially brief. At the same time, I always wanted to give them credit for having done the reading - even if it was only 10 minutes worth of work.
A Sample Reading Page with my notes
A Sample Reading Page with my notes
These are some page with my 30 years of notes. The Vertexts are generated from the text and my notes - and I'm always looking for connections to what has come before (and what will follow). Some of the quotes also come from my students - lines that my students would bring up. So much gets added over the years - and of course, as I've stated many times on this site - I believe the teacher should reread every work that they assign to their students and they should stop teaching a text when they see nothing new in it.
MangoHouse34to61Vertext_20170505.mp3Class Recording
Class Recording
We use a Vertext (make sure you download and follow along - and print it out and take notes as you do) on the chapters assigned for today, as well as a few quotes from earlier chapters. All of the quotes and ideas in our discussion as well as in the book are tied together by various themes - including Esperanza's writing - the guilt she feels towards her behavior to her dying aunt, and how she (and other women) are taken advantage of.
Remote Enhancements
Remote Enhancements
All of these Vertext Variations work great in remote.
Thoughts on the Lesson
Thoughts on the Lesson
I know we had discussions before I started doing Vertexts - but I'm not sure where I can find them for this book (except for the opening and perhaps the closing discussions). They may just be a part of the notes that I took directly on the text. I know that I didn't just "wing it". In 33 years - I never winged it.
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