American Literature All Classes

Tomorrow, bring your Character Analysis Chart; Essay Planning Sheet and text. Tomorrow for most of the 54 minute period, we will write. Objective: To finish writing a FULL Character Analysis Essay of at least 5-6 paragraphs in class on a character selected from A Raisin in The Sun.

Period 1 and 3 A Raisin in The Sun Act 2

Character Analysis Essays: 1 Now you must use the Revision Checklist to check your grammar and punctuation and organization for your essay. Your final draft is due on Thursday*

A Raisin in The Sun Act 2 Scene 1 Study Questions
1. Summarize, based on class discussion of Black and Brown pride in many African nations declaring their independence, why Beneatha and Walter have comic relief and engage in African dance?
2. List some differences between George Murchison and Joseph Asagai.
3. What is Beneatha’s definition of assimilationism?.
4. Why does Walter feel that he and George’s father have much in common?
5. Although Walter suggests that he and George's father have much in common, Walter grows angry and in some insults the "college boys" like George.  What 
6. What does Walter believe about manhood, masculinity and education as evidenced through his speech to George?
7. Who is Prometheus, and why do you think George calls Walter "prometheus"?
8. What does Momma do with the money?
9. Summarize George as a character

Resources for Writing A Character/Literary Analysis

All Classes:
Watch the hyperlinked video from Study.com on writing a Character Analysis. 
Additionally, visit the English Department of Bellevue College to learn more about writing a literary analysis and to find a sample. 

Thesis Practice:
1. Beneatha is a spoiled character in "A Raisin in the Sun".
2. Travis is a good child in "A Raisin in The Sun"
3.  Momma is overbearing in "A Raisin in The Sun"

American Literature: All Periods

American Literature Period 1&3: Complete your Open Mind using images, colors, words, quotes and actions from A Raisin in the Sun. Your Open Mind should have a line drawn down the middle. On either side is a DIFFERENT character from a Raisin in the Sun. We should learn What makes this character tick and see how they conflict with the character on the opposite side. You must use colors, markers, etc. 
2. Answer at least 10 study questions on A Raisin in The Sun, selected from the study questions from period 4. You must answer #19 and #18 
3. Complete the Reading Reaction Record based on A Raisin in the Sun Act I.ii
Period 4 1. Complete a SOAPS on Nikki Rosa
2. Model the poem Nikki Rosa using your background and experiences. Be creative! You may write some of the poem in Spanish or using dialect!