Agenda for American Literature Periods 4 and 5

American Literature Period 4 Agenda

Please be on your best behavior as I am away at a training with other 11th grade teachers. Ms. Wells will call or text me if needed.
1. Complete the essay reflection based on the draft that you wrote on a character from "A Raisin in The Sun". Link is here: Character Analysis Draft Reflection
2.  Watch Act 1 Scene 2 of A Raisin in the Sun.  Then Complete the Study Questions (front/back) and submit to Ms. Wells

American Literature Period 5 Agenda 
1. Work in pairs to complete the following questions based on our reading and viewing "A Raisin in The Sun".  Write the number of the questions, but you do not have to write the questions. You should be able to answer 14 out of the 18 questions. If you can't re-read.  Then, AFTER answering and submitting your work to Ms. Wells (be sure to include NAME, DATE, PERIOD, Heading), you will Watch Scene 2.  Be ready to read in class tomorrow!!!!

American Literature Period 5

American Literature Period 5
On Thursday, I will attend a training for all 11th grade teachers. Please bring your devices, be on your best behavior, and bring your headphones. You will have an online assignment on A Raisin in The Sun and learning more about the author, Lorraine Hansberry. 

Close Reading Questions, "A Raisin in The Sun"

Close Reading Questions:
1.       Who gets up first in the Younger household? What might this suggest about rank?

2.       Why is little Travis so sleepy? What cant he go to sleep at night?

3.       Why cant the Younger family easily use their restroom? What does this reveal about their social class or status?

4.       Why does Walter give Travis a dollar, only later to have to ask for carfare? What does this suggest about Walter as a father?

5.       Why does Ruth scold Walter and tell him that he never says anything “new”?

6.       What plan does Walter have and how does Ruth figure in it?

7.       What details suggest that Ruth is tired?

8.       What details suggest what kind of grandma Lena is?

American Literature period 4 and 5

Finish the Literary Term Sheet with at least one example from, "A Raisin in The Sun".
Re-read "A Raisin in the Sun" as needed.