Assignment: ARITS Act 2 Scene 2 - 12/21/23

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-B (H) 2nd TRI 2023-2024
2023-12-13T21:25:43Z

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 two, scene two in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry, ask questions to ensure my understanding, and participate in discussion.

Please read Act 2, Scene 2 in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry.

Hard Book Pages 96 - 109

Electronic Book Pages 538 - 547

Vocabulary & Informational Terms:

"nuzzle in" = kiss her

"That's all you need, honey, forget the atmosphere" = It does not matter if you're smart. You just need to be pretty.

"Drop the Garbo routine" = stop being so moody

"rebuffs" = rejects

"with artificial patience" = pretending to care

"poke out none" = show signs of pregnancy

"move on up a little higher" = improve their lives

"carry their slop jars" = empty their toilets

"spoiled many a good plow hand" = made many black people ungrateful and unwilling to work

"if ignorance was gold" = she does not know anything

"what got leisure can find to do" = who has spare time can do for fun

"is this the harvest of our days" = have you decided to quit working and become a drunk

Summary Questions for Class Discussion:

What is the purpose of Mrs. Johnson's visit?

What dream does Walter have for himself? What does he want to give to Travis?

What other conflicts are present so far?

***Analysis Questions for Partner Discussion***:

Allusion, is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author's referent.

What allusions (when the author references an event, literature, and/or person - often proper nouns) are presented so far? Do you need to learn more about this?

Explore the cultural significance of an allusion. Why does Lorraine Hansberry include this allusion in her play?

Analyze character relationships and setting. When are allusions a part of dialogue or description? What is the author trying to show us?

What symbols are present in the play so far?

Try on this historical fiction genre to describe a setting in this play and include symbols and/or allusions to develop the mood/tone of the setting.

Class Read Aloud Cast:

Narrator = Angela

George = Renz

Beneatha = Yafeth

Mama = Beela

Ruth = Angela

Mrs. Johnson = Lan

Walter = Zerena

Travis = Sophia

Act 2, Scene 2 Video Time: 1:13:50 - 1:33:02

Harvard University 2015

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

Update Notes (Optional but Encouraged)

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 two, scene two in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry, ask questions to ensure my understanding, and participate in discussion.

Please read Act 2, Scene 2 in "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry.

Hard Book Pages 96 - 109

Electronic Book Pages 538 - 547

Vocabulary & Informational Terms:

"nuzzle in" = kiss her

"That's all you need, honey, forget the atmosphere" = It does not matter if you're smart. You just need to be pretty.

"Drop the Garbo routine" = stop being so moody

"rebuffs" = rejects

"with artificial patience" = pretending to care

"poke out none" = show signs of pregnancy

"move on up a little higher" = improve their lives

"carry their slop jars" = empty their toilets

"spoiled many a good plow hand" = made many black people ungrateful and unwilling to work

"if ignorance was gold" = she does not know anything

"what got leisure can find to do" = who has spare time can do for fun

"is this the harvest of our days" = have you decided to quit working and become a drunk

Summary Questions for Class Discussion:

What is the purpose of Mrs. Johnson's visit?

What dream does Walter have for himself? What does he want to give to Travis?

What other conflicts are present so far?

***Analysis Questions for Partner Discussion***:

Allusion, is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author's referent.

What allusions (when the author references an event, literature, and/or person - often proper nouns) are presented so far? Do you need to learn more about this?

Explore the cultural significance of an allusion. Why does Lorraine Hansberry include this allusion in her play?

Analyze character relationships and setting. When are allusions a part of dialogue or description? What is the author trying to show us?

What symbols are present in the play so far?

Try on this historical fiction genre to describe a setting in this play and include symbols and/or allusions to develop the mood/tone of the setting.

Class Read Aloud Cast:

Narrator = Angela

George = Renz

Beneatha = Yafeth

Mama = Beela

Ruth = Angela

Mrs. Johnson = Lan

Walter = Zerena

Travis = Sophia

Act 2, Scene 2 Video Time: 1:13:50 - 1:33:02

Harvard University 2015

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

Update Notes (Optional but Encouraged)