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Lesson Plans

The Let's Read team has developed a series of foundational lesson plans exploring various themes from The House on Mango Street. Each lesson is adaptable for learners of all ages and abilities!

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01

Language and Storytelling

Explore lessons with your students that focus on writing skills, self-expression, storytelling, poetry, vignettes, and literary devices such as metaphors and similes.  

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02

Home & Sense of Belonging

Engage with the theme of home and a sense of belonging in The House on Mango Street.

Chapters from The House on Mango Street: 

  • 21 Meme Ortiz

  • 76 No Speak English

  • 103 The Three Sisters

  • 106 Alicia & I Talking on Edna’s Steps

  • 109 Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes

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03

Identity, Gender, and Sexuality

The House on Mango Street covers important topics of identity, gender, sexuality, and much more. Explore these topics through art-integrated lessons. 

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04

Growing Up & Coming of Age

Engage with growing up and coming of age through the characters in The House on Mango Street.

Chapters from The House on Mango Street:

  • 88 Beautiful & Cruel

  • 94 The Monkey Garden

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05

Family & Friendship

Explore family relationships and friendships through Esperanza and other characters.

Chapters from The House on Mango Street: 

  • Family:

    • 6 Hairs

    • 18 Laughter

    • 35 And Some More

    • 46 Chanclas

    • 58 Born Bad

Chapters from The House on Mango Street: 

  • Friendship

    • 8 Boys and Girls

    • 28 Those Who Don’t

    • 43 A Rice Sandwich

    • 79 Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

All English language high school teachers and university teachers in language and literature programs across Bosnia and Herzegovina are kindly invited to pilot in their classrooms the Let’s Read foundational lesson plans on the book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, and to submit this evaluation/feedback form with suggestions for improvement.

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