Assignment: ARITS Act 1 Scene 1 - 12/13/23 & 12/14/23

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-B (H) 2nd TRI 2023-2024
2023-12-05T21:47:51Z

Due:

Common Core State Standards: Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Students will analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot and/or develop the theme. Students will participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.

Language Learning Objectives: I can read act one, scene one in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry, ask questions to ensure my understanding, and participate in discussion.

Please read Act 1, Scene 1 in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry:

Hard Copy Book pages 23 - 53

Electronic Book pages 486 - 508

Vocabulary & Informational Terms:

"hang in her face" = make her look older

"settled woman" = woman who has lost her dreams

"set off another bomb" = The US dropped another atomic bomb on Japan

"caps" = gambling

"rolls his eyes at her" = shows that he understands

"vindicated" = forgiven

"them clowns" = the government

"graft" = pay someone illegally to get what you want

"careless as her carriage is precise" = poor as her appearance is beautiful

"I don't want that on my ledger this late in life" = I do not want God to think I helped people get drunk

"meet the notes on" = afford, be able to pay for

"Fresh - just fresh as salt" = She is very disrespectful!

"reciting the scriptures in vain" = quoting the Bible to support something that is not right

"(for devilment)" = (to have a little fun)

"add kindling" = encourage the argument

"too disturbed for triumphant posture" = too upset to feel good about being right

Summary Questions for Review:

What does the description of the Youngers' apartment tell you about the family?

How do Ruth and Beneatha feel about the check?

How does Walter feel the money should be used?

Mama wants to use most of the money to buy a new home. What does this tell you about her?

How is Beneatha different from Ruth and Mama?

Analysis Questions for Discussion:

What do we notice about the author's style of writing and use of language? How is this different from what we have seen before?

What do we need to understand about this genre (historical fiction)?

How does the author influence the setting on the character and use specific language to evoke emotions and images?

How is the mood/tone created through images and language?

Class Read Aloud Cast:

Narrator = Angela & Zerena

Ruth = Yafeth

Walter = Zerena & Sophia

Travis = Luis

Beneatha = Beela

Mama = Georyne & Lan

Video Time: 0 - 29:30:

Harvard University 2015

A Raisin the the Sun Performance https://youtu.be/GGPH2fLfwfE (Links to an external site.)

(Only watch the video time: 0 - 29:30 for act 1, scene 1).

Common Core State Standards: Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Students will analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot and/or develop the theme. Students will participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.

Language Learning Objectives: I can read act one, scene one in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry, ask questions to ensure my understanding, and participate in discussion.

Please read Act 1, Scene 1 in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry:

Hard Copy Book pages 23 - 53

Electronic Book pages 486 - 508

Vocabulary & Informational Terms:

"hang in her face" = make her look older

"settled woman" = woman who has lost her dreams

"set off another bomb" = The US dropped another atomic bomb on Japan

"caps" = gambling

"rolls his eyes at her" = shows that he understands

"vindicated" = forgiven

"them clowns" = the government

"graft" = pay someone illegally to get what you want

"careless as her carriage is precise" = poor as her appearance is beautiful

"I don't want that on my ledger this late in life" = I do not want God to think I helped people get drunk

"meet the notes on" = afford, be able to pay for

"Fresh - just fresh as salt" = She is very disrespectful!

"reciting the scriptures in vain" = quoting the Bible to support something that is not right

"(for devilment)" = (to have a little fun)

"add kindling" = encourage the argument

"too disturbed for triumphant posture" = too upset to feel good about being right

Summary Questions for Review:

What does the description of the Youngers' apartment tell you about the family?

How do Ruth and Beneatha feel about the check?

How does Walter feel the money should be used?

Mama wants to use most of the money to buy a new home. What does this tell you about her?

How is Beneatha different from Ruth and Mama?

Analysis Questions for Discussion:

What do we notice about the author's style of writing and use of language? How is this different from what we have seen before?

What do we need to understand about this genre (historical fiction)?

How does the author influence the setting on the character and use specific language to evoke emotions and images?

How is the mood/tone created through images and language?

Class Read Aloud Cast:

Narrator = Angela & Zerena

Ruth = Yafeth

Walter = Zerena & Sophia

Travis = Luis

Beneatha = Beela

Mama = Georyne & Lan

Video Time: 0 - 29:30:

Harvard University 2015

A Raisin the the Sun Performance https://youtu.be/GGPH2fLfwfE (Links to an external site.)

(Only watch the video time: 0 - 29:30 for act 1, scene 1).