Annotation Overload

Welcome back! Even though this will be a short week and then you'll be off on February vacation, do not underestimate what we can and will get done in such a short time period. Ultimately, we will be finished with Mango St. the week you come back and you will have a test on it that Friday.

As for today, we practiced our annotation skills once more. Together, we went over "Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold." In this vignette, Esperanza and Nenny venture into Gil's junk store. Gil is a poor black man who only turns the lights on his store if he has customers willing to buy things. Esperanza did buy something from him once though--a figurine of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom and independence, something she desperately wants.

When Nenny finds an old record player and hears the beautiful music being played, she digs in her pockets for change to buy it. Esperanza wants the record player, too, but knows they don't have enough money to buy it and feels silly wanting something she can't have. Regardless, Gil isn't willing to sell it because it is something worth more than money to him.

We then separated you into groups to purposefully annotate the next vignette, "Meme Ortiz," according to the Annotation Rubric. Here are some samples of what you guys came up with:

1--65%

2--75%

3--85%

4--95%

You should always be striving for a 95% level of annotation, but we did this exercise in order for you to understand what is the expected level of annotation and what is not.

As for the vignette, we learned that Meme's real name is Juan. Much like esperanza, he wants a name that is powerful and much stronger than his own. He lives in Cathy's old house, which is rundown and crumbling everywhere. He has the biggest backyard with a giant tree. He used this tree for the Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest. Why? Tarzan represents the king of the jungle, a man who flies as he swings through vines, a man who is powerful and in control. That's what Meme wants. Meme literally jumps out of a tree believing he can fly, because he wants to be free and independent. He doesn't want to feel trapped in his house or on Mango Street. Much like Esperanza, he wants to get out.

For homework, you need to annotate the next vignette according to the Annotation Rubric. In order for you to get a high score, it needs to look something like the sample, which means you need to highlight important information, circle and define unknown words, underlien any use of literary terms, comment in the margins, and fnd the purpose or meaning behind the vignette.

Good luck!

DEETS:

In-class:

--Do Now

--Read and annotate "Gil" together

--Read and annotate "Meme" in groups

--Go over "Meme" together

HW:

--Read and annotate "Louie"