Assignment: ARITS Anticipation Guide 12/12/23 ASSIGNMENT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-B (H) 2nd TRI 2023-2024
2023-12-05T21:33:05Z

Due: Dec 12, 2023 by 11:59pm

A Raisin in the Sun -- Anticipation Guide

We are going to the read the play, A Raisin in the Sun. The following statements will give you some insight

into many of the themes present in the play. Read each statement and rate your response on a scale of 1 to

5, using the following scale, then provide a 1-2 sentence reasoning to explain your response:

1 – Strongly agree

2 – Agree

3 – Do not agree or disagree

4 – Disagree

5 – Strongly disagree

_____1. You should hold onto your dreams; if you work hard enough for them they will come true.

Reasoning:

_____2. Once children are grown, their parents are no longer responsible to provide them with money

and housing.

Reasoning:

_____3. We should think of the United States as a “melting pot” in which people from many cultures

leave their differences behind and only follow “American” customs and traditions.

Reasoning:

_____4. Neighbors have the right to decide what kind of community they want to have—including who

lives in that neighborhood.

Reasoning:

_____5. A child should always respect and honor the wishes of their parents even if they disagree about

the way the child should live his/her life.

Reasoning:

_____6. Most people don’t try hard enough to see the other fellow’s problem.

Reasoning:

_____7. When someone insults you, it is best to “turn the other cheek.”

Reasoning:

_____8. It is the man’s responsibility to provide monetarily for the family.

Reasoning:

_____9. If a man is unable to provide monetarily for his family, he is less of a man.

Reasoning:

_____10. In a family, it is the woman’s responsibility to care for the children and keep the home in order

(cook, clean, etc.).

Reasoning:

_____11. Females should never aspire to be in high power, high stress careers (medicine, law, etc.).

Reasoning:

_____12. Society dictates gender roles (examples: “women’s work,” male head of household, etc.) and

there’s nothing we can do to change them.

Reasoning:

_____13. In order for society to function, there has to be a “food chain”: someone has to be on the top,

some people have to be in the middle and some people have to be at the bottom.

Reasoning:

When you have finished answering #1-13 and providing a short reason for each, choose ONE about which to

write a more developed response – at least one handwritten page. Fully explain your reasoning with

examples, details, logic, and your best persuasive language.

A Raisin in the Sun -- Anticipation Guide

We are going to the read the play, A Raisin in the Sun. The following statements will give you some insight

into many of the themes present in the play. Read each statement and rate your response on a scale of 1 to

5, using the following scale, then provide a 1-2 sentence reasoning to explain your response:

1 – Strongly agree

2 – Agree

3 – Do not agree or disagree

4 – Disagree

5 – Strongly disagree

_____1. You should hold onto your dreams; if you work hard enough for them they will come true.

Reasoning:

_____2. Once children are grown, their parents are no longer responsible to provide them with money

and housing.

Reasoning:

_____3. We should think of the United States as a “melting pot” in which people from many cultures

leave their differences behind and only follow “American” customs and traditions.

Reasoning:

_____4. Neighbors have the right to decide what kind of community they want to have—including who

lives in that neighborhood.

Reasoning:

_____5. A child should always respect and honor the wishes of their parents even if they disagree about

the way the child should live his/her life.

Reasoning:

_____6. Most people don’t try hard enough to see the other fellow’s problem.

Reasoning:

_____7. When someone insults you, it is best to “turn the other cheek.”

Reasoning:

_____8. It is the man’s responsibility to provide monetarily for the family.

Reasoning:

_____9. If a man is unable to provide monetarily for his family, he is less of a man.

Reasoning:

_____10. In a family, it is the woman’s responsibility to care for the children and keep the home in order

(cook, clean, etc.).

Reasoning:

_____11. Females should never aspire to be in high power, high stress careers (medicine, law, etc.).

Reasoning:

_____12. Society dictates gender roles (examples: “women’s work,” male head of household, etc.) and

there’s nothing we can do to change them.

Reasoning:

_____13. In order for society to function, there has to be a “food chain”: someone has to be on the top,

some people have to be in the middle and some people have to be at the bottom.

Reasoning:

When you have finished answering #1-13 and providing a short reason for each, choose ONE about which to

write a more developed response – at least one handwritten page. Fully explain your reasoning with

examples, details, logic, and your best persuasive language.