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Slide1
Warm Up
Listen to “Little Pink Houses” by John
Mellencamp
and write down a brief summary of your interpretation. What does it mean to you? What is he singing about?
This song is about ______________________.
One of the lines is “___________________.” This suggests _________________________.
2. Make predictions about this next unit based on the song.
This unit, an American drama, will be about _____
______________________. _________________ will happen.Slide2
Pink Houses
John
Mellencamp
There's a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighborhood
He's got an interstate running' through his front yard
You know, he thinks, he's got it so good
And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning' up evening slop
And he looks at her and says:
"Hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock"
Oh but
ain't
that America, for you and me
Ain't
that America, we're something to see baby
Ain't
that America, home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me, oh for you and me
Well there's a young man in a T-shirt
Listenin
' to a rock 'n' roll station
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile
He says: "Lord, this must be my destination"
'Cause
they told me, when I was younger
Sayin
' "Boy, you're
gonna
be president"
But just…
Full lyrics on Google PlaySlide3
A Raisin in the Sun
b
y Lorraine HansberrySlide4
Create a
Frayer
Model for
Cultural Identity
American Dream
G
enerally accepted as the American belief that everyone is worthy of prosperity and success
Example
Non-examples
Picture
Definition
Example: My idea of the American Dream is a home and family living comfortably financially.
Only the wealthy, beautiful, or most intelligent are entitled to success.
My idea of the American Dream is . . . Slide5
Anticipation Guide
Agree or disagree with the following statements and explain.
Discrimination based on race still exists in the United States of America.
Cultural
h
eritage is important to my self identity.
The American Dream is attainable for all.
A mind set can help or hurt a person’s chances of success.
I am influenced by cultural messages, direct and indirect, based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and geography.Slide6
Create a
Frayer
Model for
Cultural Identity
Cultural
Identity
the
identity
or feeling of belonging to, as part of the self-conception and self-perception to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality and any kind of social group that have its own distinct
culture
Example
Non-examples
Picture
Definition
Example: My Cultural Identity includes my Irish, English, Scottish, and Canadian
roots.I
feel a sense of relating to Canadians because I have a family of Canucks who still say “
Ey
” and “
aboot
”. I like to tease my siblings and cousins about that. I also identify with my Scottish roots because my dad always played the bagpipes and I have inherited them. I feel a sense of obligation to learn them.
Individual
Lone wolf
My cultural identity includes ________________. I feel a sense of belonging to __________________ because _______________Slide7
Background on Play and Author
“I think that virtually every human being is dramatically interesting. Not only is he dramatically interesting, he is a creature of stature whoever he is.”
Lorraine Hansberry, To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.
Lorraine Hansberry was born in 1930 and died in 1965 of cancer. She was 34 years old.
A Raisin in the Sun
was written in 1957 and first produced in 1959
The original production stared Sidney Poitier as Walter.
First play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway.
First black director on Broadway.
Won the 1959 Drama Circle Critics Award. Hansberry was the first African American to win.A movie was made in 1961 and featured the original Broadway cast.There was a Broadway revival in 2004 with Sean Combs (P-
Diddy) as Walter. Another Broadway revival is currently starring Denzel Washington.The title of the play comes from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes. It is sometimes referred to by the title “A Dream Deferred.”
Hansberry has firsthand knowledge of living in an all white neighborhood. Also, her family was involved in a lawsuit (Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940)) against a group trying to prevent African Americans from buying houses in white neighborhoods.
Cuts were made in the script for the original production. Not necessarily because they didn't fit the play but for time. For example, the entire scene with Mrs Johnson, and the moment where Travis chases a rat. The moment where
Beneatha cuts her hair was taken out because the actress playing Beneatha received a poor haircut and it was thought the moment would be misunderstood. All have been reinstated in current publications of the play.Slide8
Historical Background - Setting
What social changes occurred in the 1950's?
1954 - The Supreme Court states that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
1955 – First Claudette Colvin and then Rosa Parks refuse to give up their seats to white passengers. Martin Luther King Jr. organizes a bus boycott, which lasts almost a year.
1956 - Segregation on buses and trains is banned.
1957 – In Arkansas nine black students are prevented from entering a school. The president sends troops to facilitate the school's integration. The nine students become known as the "
Little Rock Nine
"Slide9
Warm Up
Brainstorm the meaning of
culture
. Consider all associations you make with the word. Discuss with your classmates and prepare to share with the class.
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KhRKkLS_4ISlide10
Learning Targets
Define a key term in your notebook.
Watch and read the play.
Write a journal pertaining to your assigned character.
Give One /Get One - Discuss your journals with a classmate.
Language Targets
Comprehend American drama at an 11
th
grade level.
Engage in collaborative discussion.Slide11
Create a
Frayer
Model for
Cultural Assimilation
Cultural
Assimilation
the
process
by which a person sheds his/her culture of origin and adopts characteristics of a new one
Example
Non-examples
Picture
Definition
Examples: Cultural assimilation occurs when immigrants to the U.S. give up speaking their native language or change their names to be more “Americanized.”
a
transfer student from Aloha wears a warrior sweatshirt to school and doesn’t care if someone considers him
anit-Spartan
Cultural Assimilation is occurs when _____________ give(s) up ___________________ to be more
_________________. Slide12
Reflection on Cultural Assimilation
When have you been asked to culturally assimilate? Consider times you may have started a new school, moved, joined a club, started a job, etc.
When I _____________________, I was expected to give up/change ____________ and do ______________ in order to fit in.
2. When is it necessary or desirable to assimilate? When is it unnecessary or undesirable to assimilate? Give examples.
It is necessary to assimilate when _____________
________________. For example, __________________.
It is unnecessary to assimilate when __________________
________________. For example, __________________.
3. Is assimilation good or bad? Pick a side and explain.
Assimilation is _______________ because _____________________.Slide13
Discussion– 3-2-1
Partner A - Tell an elbow partner three events or details from the play so far.
Partner B – Tell your partner two facts about the historical background or setting
A and B – Each discuss one question or comment about the play so far.Slide14Slide15
Create a
Frayer
Model for
Oppression
Oppression
u
njust or cruel exercise of power or authority
Example
Non-examples
Picture
Definition
Example: My idea of oppression is when I was a kid, children were meant to be seen and not heard; therefore, we were constantly shushed.
a
n act of kindness
Giving someone the freedom to be himself or herself
My idea of oppression is ________________. This would be oppressive because _______________
_________________________________.Slide16Slide17
Langston Hughes
The title of
A Raisin in the Sun
comes from the poem
Harlem
by 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 sagsLike a heavy load.Or does it explode?-- Langston Hughes
Poetry Analysis - Write the three most important words and explain why it is important to the meaning of the poem._____________ is important because ____________________________________.
_____________ is also important because __________________________________.Finally, __________________ is important because _________________________________.Slide18
“In The Ghetto”
I feel that the message of the song is about ______________________________________.
2. One word or line that stands out to me is _____________because _______________.
3. This song makes me feel _______________.
4. My guess is that the race of the person in the song is _______.
5. This pattern could be broken if _________________________________.Slide19
How does your character and his or her dream relate to the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes?
Sentence Frames
Thesis: The play
A
Raisin in the Sun
and the poem from which it gets its name, “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, have several points of comparison.
Concrete Detail Lead In: For example, in the play ______________ and his/her dream to ________________ is comparable to the line “________________________”.
Follow this with an explanation of concrete details in the play as they relate to specific words in the poem.
Comparative EssaySlide20
Conflicts
Find textual evidence of conflicts and write them down. State what the opposing forces are in your own words. Also, describe the circumstances or details that intensify these conflicts.
Characters
Characterization
Discuss how the conflict develops the character. What personality traits are revealed?
__________________’s main conflict is between ___________ and __________. This is evident when he/she says, “___________________” (Act ___, Scene ___, ___). ________ feels _______________________________. This problem becomes more difficult when _______________.
Ruth,
Beneatha, Walter, and Lena (Mama)
From the development of _________’s conflict between _________ and ________, _______________ is developed as a _________ and _________ character.
Name:
____________________ Conflict
and Character Analysis
Discuss the various conflicts for each of the characters listed
below.
Use the frames
provided below to analyze your character and his or her conflict.
Write
a paragraph that explains how your assigned
character develops
through the conflict
development.
Continue on the back s
ide of the page as
needed.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________Slide21
Conflicts
Find textual evidence of conflicts and write them down. State what the opposing forces are in your own words. Also, describe the circumstances or details that intensify these conflicts.
Characters
Characterization
Discuss how the conflict develops the character. What personality traits are revealed?
__________________’s main conflict is between ___________ and __________. This is evident when he/she says, “___________________” (Act ___, Scene ___, ___). ________ feels _______________________________. This problem becomes more difficult when _______________.
Ruth,
Beneatha, Walter, and Lena (Mama)
From the development of _________’s conflict between _________ and ________, _______________ is developed as a _________ and _________ character.
Name:
____________________ Conflict
and Character Analysis
Discuss the various conflicts for each of the characters listed
below.
Use the frames
provided below to analyze your character and his or her conflict.
Write
a paragraph that explains how your assigned
character develops
through the conflict
development.
Continue on the back s
ide of the page as
needed.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________Slide22
Conflicts
Find textual evidence of conflicts and write them down. State what the opposing forces are in your own words. Also, describe the circumstances or details that intensify these conflicts.
Characters
Characterization
Discuss how the conflict develops the character. What personality traits are revealed?
__________________’s main conflict is between ___________ and __________. This is evident when he/she says, “___________________” (Act ___, Scene ___, ___). ________ feels _______________________________. This problem becomes more difficult when _______________.
Ruth,
Beneatha, Walter, and Lena (Mama)
From the development of _________’s conflict between _________ and ________, _______________ is developed as a _________ and _________ character.
Name:
____________________ Conflict
and Character Analysis
Discuss the various conflicts for each of the characters listed
below.
Use the frames
provided below to analyze your character and his or her conflict.
Write
a paragraph that explains how your assigned
character develops
through the conflict
development.
Continue on the back s
ide of the page as
needed.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________Slide23
Direct Quote – Concrete Detail
Find a passage in which your character speaks, is spoken to, or is spoken about. It should be a quote that allows you to form an opinion or interpretation of the character. Use the sentence frame below to form a complete sentence with a proper citation.
In
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry, ___________________ explains, “________________________ _____________”(Act One, scene _____, page ____).
Explanation of Quote - Commentary
Explain the significance of the quote and what it reveals about your assigned character. You may use one or more of the sentence starters below.
It is apparent that __________________________.
Without a doubt, the character is _______________________.
Clearly, _____________________________.
The textual evidence suggests ___________.
By ______________, we can assume _________________.
Journal _____ Character Analysis/Description –
A Raisin in the Sun
1.
2.