a raisin in the sun
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A Raisin in the Sun. b y Lorraine Hansberry. DAY ONE. Before you read… . Who is Lorraine Hansberry??. ~Chicago ~Father successful business man ~Difficulties while growing up (restrictive covenants) ~Educated ~Becoming a writer ~Success ~Death - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Raisin in the SunA Raisin in the Sunby Lorraine Hansberry
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DAY ONEDAY ONE
Before you read…
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Who is Lorraine Hansberry??Who is Lorraine Hansberry??~Chicago~Father successful business man~Difficulties while growing up (restrictive covenants)~Educated~Becoming a writer~Success~Death **Tonight’s Homework #1: find 1-2 pieces of
information online about Hansberry or this play that are important for us to know as we begin.
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A Raisin in the Sun (1959)A Raisin in the Sun (1959)~sparked a vigorous movement in black theater
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A Dream DeferredA Dream Deferredby Langston Hughesby Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore--
And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
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Questions to Think About…Questions to Think About…1. List 2-3 goals (or dreams) under the following
headings~a. One-year dreams:b. Five-year dreams:c. Twenty-five year dreams:
2. Pick on of your biggest dreams. Imagine that making that dream come true will take 10 years longer than you thought.
~How would you deal with this disappointment?~How would this postponement affect your friends & family?
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** Tonight’s Homework #2: ~read intro to play (p.829-830)~take notes on pertinent information
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DAY TWODAY TWO
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1. Turn in Homework 2. First Reading:
~Scene One p.830-841~Scene Two p.842-850
** Tonight’s Homework #1: ~finish reading Scene Two
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DAY THREEDAY THREE
1. Discuss Homework– Carl Hansberry 2. Quiz Act One3. Discussion Questions
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~Hansberry v. Lee (1940)
**tribute to her father
~poor family…desperate situationinternal & external conflictpsychology & sociology
A Raisin in the Sun…contextA Raisin in the Sun…context
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ACT ONE: ACT ONE: Questions to Think About…Questions to Think About…
Critical Thinking:1. On p.834, Walter makes a blanket statement
about “colored women”? Explain. (Irony)
2. When Walter leaves for work, how could you express Walter’s thoughts thus far about the check in one sentence?
3. Are you surprised that Ruth suggests Walter’s idea to his mother? Explain.
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SymbolismSymbolism1. How does Mama’s plant “growing doggedly”
(p.836) symbolize the people in this play?
2. What comparison does Mama draw between the plant and her children? (p.841)
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CharacterCharacter1. On p.838, Mama describes her late husband.
How does she characterize him?2. How do her words about her husband help to
characterize herself?3. What differences exist between Ruth &
Beneatha when it comes to marrying a man with money? (p.840)
4. How similar are Beneatha and her brother Walter? How are they different?
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DAY FOURDAY FOUR1. Reading: Act Two
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DAY FIVEDAY FIVE
1. Quiz Act Two2. Discussion Questions
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ACT TWO: Questions to Think AboutACT TWO: Questions to Think AboutCritical Thinking:1. On p.857, Walter asks, “Ruth, what is it gets into people
ought to be close?” When they try to talk about why they are having such problems, they reach no conclusion. What do you think the playwright wants us to understand as the cause of their problems?
2. What creates the conflict between Beneatha & George?
3. Scene 3 is full of reversals, in which sudden shifts take place in the fortunes of the main characters. Discuss the reversals in this scene. What is the mood at the beginning of this scene and at the end?
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DAY SIXDAY SIX
1. Reading: Act Three2. Discussion Questions
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Discussion Question #1Discussion Question #1
How does the play A Raisin in the Sun mirror the social, educational, political, and
economical climate of the 1950’s and how does the play illustrate the impact this
climate had on African Americans' quest for "The American Dream?"
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Discussion Question #2Discussion Question #2The movie director Spike Lee writes “We all have
to ask ourselves, have things gotten any better than when the play was written? I have to say
that I think they’ve gotten worse.”
Tell why you agree or disagree with Lee’s statement.
Are the issues raised by the play still pertinent in the United Stated today or are the issues raised in the play outdated?
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DAY SEVENDAY SEVEN
1. Final Test
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DAY EIGHT - TenDAY EIGHT - Ten
1. Movie