Vignettes

As a final project for the year, you will create a book of vignettes. To get ideas, we will read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Here's a great summary of the book.


What is a vignette?
A vignette is a short, descriptive passage that evokes meaning through imagery instead of plot. It could also be described as a prose poem. So a novel and a poem walk into a bar...

Details
10 pieces (cover, contents, 8 vignettes)
typed
50 points - Rubric
Due 5/20

WHAT to write about:
Contents - list of vignette titles from Mango Street
Book Preview - due 5/12 Click here for an example
Read through your Risk Pad. 70+ pages about you. Your experiences, your thoughts, etc.

HOW to write a vignette:
Advice - just things I've noticed, not a formula
Vignettes - writing style in Mango Street
Four Skinny Trees - example from Mango Street
Extra Credit - post a comment/question


Additional links:
Watching the Clock - example created by Mr. Nelson
The Tunnel - a story told in photographs (think of each photograph as a vignette)
What's your interpretation? - Lines from songs (mostly) with figurative language
A Gallery of Broken Hearts - student example