House on Mango Street Webquest

You and your partner will be completing a webquest in class. This webquest is due AT THE END OF THE HOUR, so wasting time is not an option.

Task 1- Setting of the Story Use Google and/or Google Images to find out more about all the places mentioned in the book. Answer the following questions: Locate Chicago on a map. What state is it in?

Locate North Campbell drive in Chicago on a map. What part of Chicago is it in? (north, south?) What lake is nearby?

Chicago Latin Community or Barrio known as Humbolt Park. Describe the area:

What types of people live in this area? What culture is known to live in this area?

Visit http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/community/humboldt-park What time period do these crime reports cover?

How many violent crimes were reported during this time?

Look over the data. How many violent crimes involved sexual assault in the last year?

How many property crimes involved theft in the last 30 days?

The Real Mango Street House Use the Internet to find the address of the real Mango Street house. (it is not actually on Mango street) What is the address?

Use Google image to look at pictures of the house. Describe the house: What does it look like? Would you want to live there? Explain

Use Google maps to get a street view of the house. Describe the neighborhood.

Use Google maps to look up N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Look at the street view. Describe the street. Would you want to spend time on this street? Would you send your 12 year old sister to this street to hang out? Explain

Task 2- Cultural Background Mexican American Migration to Chicago- go to http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/824.html and read the article. When did the first migration take place?

What type of work did these first Mexican Americans do?

What are enganchistas?

Once immigrants arrived in Chicago, what did they find out about the living conditions? What did they do to solve the problem?

What are Mutualistas? Explain how they helped immigrants.

What kind of things did the Mutualista general fund pay for?

What was Operation Wetback?

By 1960, about how many people were in Chicago's primarily working-class Mexican community?

The 2000 census counted more than _________________________________Mexicans in the city of Chicago, with more than ___________________________________ in the metropolitan area.

Treatment of Women: Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican-American_women_in_the_U.S._from_1900%E2%80%9360#1940-1960 How were Mexican American women treated in factories and on the job?

Were Mexican American excepted by places such as social clubs? Explain

Current Events- Go to http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-politics-segregation-african-americanblack-white-hispanic-latino-population-census-community/Content?oid=3221712 When was this article published? Chicago's ghettos in the 1960s were notorious for : Check out the map on the page. . What percentage of Chicagos population is black? What percentage is white? What percentage is Latino? Latinos are considered a ______________________ group

Task 3- Time Period- Important elements mentioned in the story you may need to know. The Beatles- Go to http://history1900s.about.com/od/entertainers/p/beatles.htm When were the Beatles formed?

How many members are there? What are their names?

How old was Paul when he joined the band?

The band was named the Beatles in honor of who/what? On what American television show did the Beatles make their first appearance?

When did the Beatles break up?

Marylin Monroe-go to http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/MarilynMonroe.htm What is her hear name? Describe Marylins mother-

What happened to Marylin when she was 16?

A cover photo of Marlyin in what magazine in 1945? How much did Marylin earn while attending acting dancing and singing classes at 20th Century Fox?

How much did Columbia Pictures pay her a week when they hired her? What was the title of Monroes first big movie?

What was her line? Monroe married two rather famous men. Who were they? What were they famous for?

(1954)(1956)Monroe was rumored to have had affairs with two men in the same famous family. Who were they?

Task 4- About the Author http://www.sandracisneros.com/bio.php Select About Sandra. Read Sandra Cisneross Biographical Notes. Answer the following questions:

1. Where and when was Cisneros born?

2. What are some of the jobs she has had, other than author?

3. In which point of view is this biography written?

4. Why do you think the biography is written in this point of view?

http://www.mdc.edu/kendall/miambiancemagazine/issue13/interview.html 1. When did Cisneros begin writing?

2. Name the two authors that influenced her writings as a young adult.

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/cisneros_s.htm Read the first section on this page. Answer the following questions. 1. According to this section, where did Sandra Cisneros get the ability to write about strong characters?

2. What are two reasons that she ended up spending a lot of time alone as a child?

3. She says that she was a shy child who did not make friends easily. How did this connect to her being a writer?

Read the section titled Realizes the Importance of her Heritage

4. According to this section, how is Cisneros a lot like Esperanza?

http://web.mit.edu/21f.714/www/hispanos/cisneros.html Read the third paragraph on this page. It begins with, Cisneros writing

1. According to this passage, from where does Cisneros get the ideas for her characters?

2. What does Cisneros mean when she says that she writes about those ghosts inside that haunt me?