In this section, the sources are broken down into two parts. In the first part, there is a list of resources that would help the teacher develop a better understanding of the core concepts. In the second section, there are materials that would benefit the student or are directly linked to the lessons.
Teacher’s Reading List
Cisneros, Sandra. A House of My Own: Stories from My Life. New York: Vintage Books, 2016.
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Elbom, Gilad. “What Is Symbolism?” College of Liberal Arts, March 20, 2020. https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-symbolism.
“MTC Reads 2024-2025: The Stories We Tell & The Objects We Keep.”, June 16, 2025. https://libguides.midlandstech.edu/mtcreadsstories/personalobjects.
Pattison, Pat. Generate Ideas Through “Object Writing,” October 26, 2009. https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-books/writing-better-lyrics-excerpt.
Prown, Jules David. “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method.” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.
Sieber, Ellen, and Sarah Hatcher. Teaching with Objects and Photographs, 2012. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED534983.pdf.
Stanchfield, Jennifer. “The Power of Using Objects, Pictures, and Other Metaphoric Methods in Teaching and Group Facilitation.” Web log, August 22, 2013.
“Symbolism.” Stone Writing Center. Accessed July 3, 2025. https://www.delmar.edu/offices/swc/_resources/Literature/symbolism.pdf.
“Teaching With Objects.” Traveling Museum Project, 2014. https://umfa.utah.edu/sites/default/files/2017-07/teaching%20with%20objects.pdf.
“Types of Symbols in Literature: What Is Symbolism + Examples.” Custom Writing, June 2, 2025. https://custom-writing.org/blog/symbols-in-literature.
“Writing 101: What Is Symbolism?.” MasterClass, August 30, 2021. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-symbolism-symbolism-definition-and-examples-in-literature.
Students’ Reading List
Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Sandra Cisneros.” National Women’s History Museum, 2019. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.
Cisneros, Sandra. “Biography.” Sandra Cisneros, 2024. https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Lilienfeld, Scott O., and Hal Arkowitz. “Hoarding Can Be a Deadly Business.” Scientific American, February 20, 2024. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hoarding-can-be-deadly-business/#:~:text=Hoarding%20can%20be%20a%20serious,from%20one%20location%20to%20another.
O’Brien, Tim. “The Things They Carried.” Jerry W. Brown. Accessed July 3, 2025. https://jerrywbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/The-Things-They-Carried-Chapter-1-OBrien-Tim.pdf.
“Sandra Cisneros.” Chicago Public Library, April 30, 2009. https://www.chipublib.org/sandra-cisneros-biography/.
