Final+Project+for+The+House+on+Mango+Street.

If you were to write a book about your life in a series of vignettes, the way //The House on Mango Street// is written, what would the title be? What would the title of each vignette be? As a final project, you will create the table of contents for your imagined book and the title page. You do not need to write any of the vignettes.
 * Assignment Due Thursday, February 11**


 * Think about how you want to order them. Chronologically? Thematically? Some other way?
 * Imagine how long you think each would be and put in the page numbers like a real table of contents.
 * Think about what type-face is the right fit for your book.
 * Print out your title page and table of contents before class on Thursday, February 11.

I'm having trouble settling on a required number that you should do. Earlier, I said at least 20, but I just wrote 43 without even trying, and I was limiting myself to before my tumor was discovered (in the fall of my 7th grade). I think I could write 100 from that part of my life, if I worked at it. I want you to challenge yourself to go beyond what's easy. For that reason I am not going to give a minimum because I worry that too many of you will stop there without another thought. Use your judgment. I think that once you get going, you might actually enjoy it.

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When I started writing my titles, I realized that some of them fit with more than one story, like "Mortified." Then I imagined weaving those stories together into one vignette. I haven't gotten mine in any particular order yet, but here is what I have so far:

Stitches Ganging Up on Eleanor Our Magnolia Tilly and the Other One Mazes for Frascum Dad As Sliding Board Bellibegosa and the Billibongs Itchy Tights Sermon Games Time for Shirley's Programs My Own Personal Carpet Sample The Snake in the House Says, "Shhhh!" Trapped in Raggedy Anne Maggie Gets Ahead Prairie Grass for Witch Hair The Pee Tree Jumping In Katherine Kidd's Closet The Curve Line Who's on Your List? Do Eight-Year-Olds Order Pizza? Third Grade Fantasy Leaping Down the Pettises' Lawn on My Neighbor's Moped "Do you sleep in it?" The Kid in the Oatmeal Sweater They Never Fought Cory's Note in My Pocket Mortified Laurie's Secret The Half-Court Pack Under the Deck Four Camps in Four Years Dropping Paul Losing Sarah and Laurie Silence on the Phone All Through the Night Into My Dad's Arms Smoking Woodchips 377-3322 Jamie's Shelf in the Fridge Me and Sarah, Coke and Sprite An Arsenal of Toothpaste Three Goals in Ten Minutes Mark Started It Painting Mom's Room Pink The Three of Us Fast Songs, Slow Songs Martha's Lotion Smells Like Raid When Eleanor Lets Us In