WELCOME

VAISHAKHAN.J.S

ENGLISH OPTIONAL

*Famous writer in

English Literature.

*Poet, Short story

writer, Novelist

*Notable works: The

House on Mango

Street, Woman

hollering creek and

other stories.

SANDRA CISNEROS (1954 - )

The work “ONLY DAUGHTER” is a famous

memoir by Sandra Cisneros.

The author Sandra Cisneros suggests that

being an only daughter is not a thing to

despise. Determination and creativity can do

wonders in one’s life and make a lasting

impact.

ONLY DAUGHTER

WORKING CLASS• Social class whose members do manual or industrial

work for wages.

ANTHOLOGY• Collection of poems or pieces of prose.

LONELINESS• Solitude

Scaffolding QUESTIONS

*Why did the brothers hesitate to play with her?

Brothers hesitated to play with her because they felt it beneath them to play with a girl in public.

*What helped the author become a would-be writer?

The author’s growing up a female dominated by males helped her to become a would-be writer. Her loneliness helped to prepare herself for a writer.

Write a letter to your friend

inviting him to your home

during Onam.

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ASSIGNMENT

Write a paragraph about a journey you had

with your parents.