Romare Bearden's ( ): Image: Does the painting remind you of anything? an object? a person? a place? Mood: Is the image somber? angry? a feeling of gaiety? Motion: Is the painting active or static? Are you aware of brush strokes, gestures? Sound: Does the image give off a sound? Is it noisy? quiet? Color: Does one color predominate? Is it a varied palette? Use the five senses as a theme. What are the people in the painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? Describe the painting.

The Harlem Renaissance & Effects 1920s-1930s

Review… Where is Harlem? Renaissance is like a “new beginning” or “resurgence” What does “Harlem Renaissance” literally mean? What connotations does it have?

Harlem Renaissance African American migration to Harlem, NY ( s) –Burst of creativity –Celebrated cultural identity –Depended on one another for support and inspiration –Poetry rhythms of spirituals and jazz Lyrics based on blues –Diction based on slang –Gave Americans a language to begin discussion of Racism

Harlem Renaissance African Americans wanted ___________ during the Harlem Renaissance but…

Z.Z. Packer Well-traveled –born in Chicago; raised in Atlanta and Louisville Well-educated –Yale University –Writing Seminar at Johns Hopkins University, –The Writers' Workshop at Iowa University –Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: collection of short stories recently published –eight stories –the antics of a troop of black Girl Scouts who encounter some [atypical] white Girl Scouts ["Brownies"]

Setting the Scene ZZ Packer ≠ Harlem RenaissanceBUT “Brownies”=literary tradition of Harlem Renaissance by addressingRacism AND Reverse Racism Unsavory themes = Unsavory language

“Brownies” Read the short story and ANNOTATE as we read –Make connections –Make meaning –Make comments Answer questions AS we read 1-2 paragraph response to the FINAL question. –Examples from LIFE and LITERATURE

Take home Quiz Due Monday 12/19/11

Create a chart like this one SenseObject description Touch Taste Smell Sight Sound

Now… Write 1-2 sentences describing how you feel about the object. Does it remind you of something (like a relative, a special time in your childhood, a location you have visited etc.)? IDK is not an acceptable response. You have emotions. Use them.

Langston Hughes Most influential/well known writer that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance He was not born in Harlem, but flourished as a writer there

Raisin

“Harlem: A Dream Deferred” Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Sight: Taste: Touch: Smell Sound:

Questions: How does the sum total of all the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, “ What happens to a dream deferred? What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams?

THEME Main idea that can be applied universally

“Juicy” By Notorious B.I.G. Poetic Theme: Reach for Your Dreams  How do both sets of verses reflect this theme? Line 16 claims that birthdays were the worst days. Why do you think the poet felt this way? What images from the verse does the poet use to demonstrate the poverty he endured prior to achieving Hip-Hop fame? What images from the verse doe the poet use to demonstrate the rewards of wealth and Hip-Hop fame in the reader’s mind?

Setting the Scene Loraine Hansberry ≠ Harlem RenaissanceBUT A Raisin in the Sun = lit. tradition of Harlem by addressingRacism AND Discrimination And Dreams Deferred

A Raisin in the Sun How does Hansberry use Hughes’ imagery to further the plot of her play?

A Raisin in the Sun Who: The Youngers—an African-American family When: 1950s Where: South Side of Chicago Basic Plot: The Youngers are about to receive an insurance _________ for $___________. –Who died? –Competing dreams of the adults  Walter Lee Jr, Beneatha, Ruth, and Mama

What happens to a dream deferred? A Raisin in the Sun

Big Picture Questions Walter Lee and Ruth. –What are their expectations of each other? Walter Lee and Beneatha. –Are they sensitive to each other’s needs, or have they become locked into the “sibling rivalry” syndrome? Walter Lee and Lena. –Is she unconsciously emasculating him? Is he behaving more like a son than a husband and father? What cultural traditions affect their relationship? Lena and Ruth. –Is Lena trying to undermine Ruth’s maternal authority by commenting on what Travis eats, how he dresses, and her excusing his lapses as “he’s just a little boy” [31] Beneatha and Asagai. –What cultural differences cause tension in their relationship? How does he prove he really cares for her?

Theme and Conflict What problems occur if your expectations and others’ expectations of you differ? Give a specific example from experience or the experience of someone you know.

Act II Here we go…