Author Study: Sandra Cisneros (Blk 4) by Tammy Jones

Group Topic

tjones466 — 2023-11-08 18:59:12 UTC

1) Overview = Reply to questions

2) At least one question you would ask the author.

3) Include a picture that relates to your overall topic.

4) Student names

tjones466 — 2023-11-08 18:59:41 UTC

Group 1: Biography Where and when was Cisneros born? Who are her parents and/or siblings? Where did she grow up? Go to school?

Group 2: Writing Career When did Cisneros start writing? Did she have formal training, and if so, where? What else has Cisneros written? What other genres of writing is she known for?

Group 3: Influences Who has influenced Cisneros? Why did she start writing? Does her culture influence her writing? Are there recurring themes or ideas in her work?

Group 4: Reviews and Critiques What do others say about Cisneros’ work? Are there positive reviews/negative critiques? What do others say about her style of writing?
Group 5: Other Jobs and Interests What else has Cisneros done? Where has she worked? What are her interests/passions?

Other jobs and Interests

2023-11-08 20:25:29 UTC

1) She was a a teacher, a counselor, a college recruiter, a poet-in-the-schools, and an arts administrator. Her interests are going to art museums, art exhibitions, and concerts

2) What was it like growing up?

4) emry, chloe, valerie, fredrick

Biography

2023-11-08 20:27:31 UTC

Where and when she was born: She was born on December 20, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois.

parents and siblings: Sandra is the second child of Alfredo cisneros de Moral and Elvira Cordero Anguiano. They Had seven children together, One girl and the rest were boys.

Schooling: She went to college Loyola University Chicago and continued her studies at the University of Iowa where she got her Master's Degree.

where she grew up: She frequently traveled between Chicago and Mexico with her family to visit relatives and often settled in different homes each time. Most of her youth in Chicago was spent in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

question: What do her parents think of her writing ?

Jazzy, Shayna, Emma, And Ej

Group #3

2023-11-08 20:27:54 UTC

Sandra's mother, Elvira, was her greatest influence above all. She started writing due to childhood loneliness and says that it shaped her passion for writing, as well as her mother who was a voracious reader. Much of her writing is heavily influenced by her Mexican heritage and is based on her life growing up. There are definitely recurring themes in her writing especially with aspects of her own culture and childhood strung through her stories.
I'd love to ask Ms. Cisneros her idea of a healthy relationship with writing and if she perceives her own writing as healthy.

Isabelle, Laakea

Group 2 : Writing Career

2023-11-08 20:28:09 UTC

Cisneros started writing when she was 10. She had formal training and studied at Loyola University of Chicago. She also wrote "My Wicked Wicked Ways" She writes short stories, novels, and poetry.

Whats your favorite color?

Mateo, Jack, Vivianna

Reviews and Critiques

2023-11-08 20:29:54 UTC

1) critics say that her book "The House on Mango Street" has the ability to latch onto a reader, but doesn't have anything to help "procure its memory", they say her writing style is "brilliantly executed", and she writes of her Mexican heritage, her work is relatable and makes the reader feel they can connect/relate to the book

2) Now that she’s older, has she been able to see herself in media?

4) Isaiah Grundy, Josiah Simmons, Chloe Lariosa, Novia Quijano