House on Mango Street Jigsaw Project (200Pts)

House on Mango Street Jigsaw Project (200pts)

PowerPoint Presentation

Name of student______Period_____

Group #______Role in Group______

Vignettes my group will be presenting: (Place titles in quotation marks)

(1)______

(2)______

(3)______

(4)______

You will be presenting four vignettes from The House on Mango Street. This will give you a chance to teach your classmates more about the ideas, themes, and conflict that are ever present in The House on Mango Street, most of which we have already discussed at length in class. In a way, you are acting as experts on these vignettes; therefore, decide what is most important in each vignette that you feel needs to be presented to your classmates during the presentation. You want to present the conflict, ideas, and themes to your classmates in order for them to have a greater understanding of the story of Mango Street.

The following roles for the group presentation are as follows:

4 students in group: reader and analyzer, analyzer, illustrator

Group Grade Requirement: (40pts)

All members must participate daily and be present and prepared for the presentation.

Individual Requirements: (150pts)

Everyone in the group must present one of the vignettes in group’s section of the book; therefore, everyone must read and understand the actions, conflict, and theme present in each vignette. However, each student will only be responsible for preparing the presentation for one vignette—the vignette s/he will present to the class.

Group Role Specifications:

Illustrator:

Each student must represent the visual element of the vignette. Meaning, find pictures, which would represent the conflict, themes, and actions in the vignette. You want to find pictures that symbolize your vignette.

You must also help in brainstorming the design and layout of the PowerPoint slides. You want to add color to enhance the visual element of the presentation, but do not place too much. You do not want your audience to be confused by too many items on one slide.

In addition to these duties, as illustrator you must begin making connections between the themes present in the vignette and the outside world. Make connections to popular culture: tv, computers, fashion, magazines, news, etc. You can connect the story to events in your own life, news events, political events, or popular trends. Another important source would be previously read books—previously read characters. These connections should be meaningful to you and those in your group.

Analyzer:

You will choose one strong sentence or section from each vignette, which ultimately captures the idea or theme, which inherently exists within it. Reasons for choosing these quotes must be explained during the presentation. You must also provide a brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the vignette. You are also responsible for making sure that each group member understands your choices for your vignette in the group’s section.

Reader:

Each vignette should be read aloud in its entirety in class. The student must practice the reading of this vignette with expression that enhances the understanding of the mood of the vignette.