A brief introductory PowerPoint about the author and her novel. Also includes two vocabulary words: vignette and bildungsroman.

2.  Born in Chicago in 1954
 Worked as a counselor,
teacher, and creative writing
instructor
 Been writing for more than
45 years
 Winner of many awards and
founder of several others

3.  Published in 1984
 Told in a series of vignettes
 Tells the story of a young girl,
Esperanza, growing up in a Latino
neighborhood in Chicago
 Semi-autobiographical of
Cisneros’ life

4.  The house in the story
was based on the
house where Sandra
grew up in Chicago.
 Her former home was
demolished years ago,
but this is the one
across the street that is
said to be its mirror
image.

5.  Vignette
• a brief evocative
description, account, or
episode
• A (very) short story that
focuses on a specific
moment, character,
idea, or setting
 Bildungsroman
• A novel or story dealing
with a character’s
formative years or
spiritual education
• Also known as a
“coming of age” story