House on Mango Street Projects Writing Day

AGENDA:

EQ: How do you show how a protagonist grows and changes through the course of a story?

Today is a Writing Day.  Please work on your House on Mango Street vignettes.  Develop your stories to show the growth of the central character from the beginning to the end of the series of vignettes.

Remember that the 8-10 short vignettes taken together form one larger story about your protagonist.

Remember that good stories contain CONFLICT: Person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. society.
Your protagonist needs to have a goal or objective, must face an obstacle, and then may succeed or fail at achieving the goal, but learns something or changes along the way!


Go over these questions as you develop your vignettes:
1. What does the protagonist want in his or her life?  What does the protagonist dream about?
2. What obstacles does the protagonist face?
3. Who are the members of the protagonist's family?  Friends? Other important people (mentors)  in his or her life? Who can help the protagonist achieve his or her goals?
4. What are the high points or low points in the protagonist's life?
5. Finally, for your last vignette consider how the protagonist has grown or changed from the beginning of the stories to the end.  What has the protagonist learned about life?

You may also work on your House on Mango Street CHARACTER CHART and STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS.  These will be due on Monday. 

HMWK: Finish reading House on Mango Street.  STUDY GUIDE questions will be due on Monday.  There will also be a short matching quiz on the characters in the book.