A Raisin in the Sun

Do Now: Take a Context Clues worksheet for vocab unit part I LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Exasperated  Verb  Irritated; provoked; irked LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Vindicated  Verb  Cleared of accusation; blame, suspicion or doubt LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Vengeance  Noun  With violence or fury LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Furtively  Adverb  Stealthily; expressive of hidden motives LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Futile  Adjective  Useless LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Mutilated  Verb  Maimed; damaged LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Forlornly  Adverb  Without care; characterized by chance LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Coquettishly  Adverb  In a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Oppressive  Adjective  Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; tyrannical LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Part I Menacingly  Adverb  Threateningly LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun INTRO Setting:  The play was set around 1950 in Chicago’s Southside  Act I  Scene One: Friday morning  Scene Two: The following morning  Act II  Scene One: Later, the same day  Scene Two: Friday night, a few weeks later  Scene Three: Moving day, one week later  Act III : An hour later LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun INTRO Characters  The Younger Family  Lena- matriarch; proud; strong-willed; deeply religious; believes in the strength of Family  Walter Lee Jr.- ambitious; loves his family; longs to prove his manhood by owning his own business  Beneatha- as ambitious as her brother with plans to be a doctor; needs to express herself, as her varying hobbies indicate; interested in her African roots  Ruth- loving and faithful wife to Walter and mother to Travis; wants what’s best for her family; her dream is to move into a place with more space and sunlight LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide

A Raisin in the Sun INTRO Characters  The Younger Family  Travis- Ruth and Walter Lee Jr.’s son; his family’s pride and hope for the future; typically energetic ten year old  Other characters  Asagai- fellow student; loves Beneatha; a “modern” African, committed to preserving the cultural heritage of his Nigerian people  George Murchison- modern African American who believes that success lies in imitating whites; scorned by Walter Lee Jr. who considers him a fraud LEARNING GOAL & AGENDA LEARNING GOAL: SWBAT answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in A Raisin in the Sun as they relate to the author’s theme development. SWBAT enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel. AGENDA: Vocab Intro to play Reading time Study guide