1. Identity in A Raisin in the Sun
April 25
Identity in A Raisin in the Sun

2. Sit with your Raisin Group. Pages 54-75
Your group should have read it, right?
Take the “quiz” in your bucket to see what you know.
Use the text if you need to!
We will go over the answers shortly.

3. On the back:
Make a list of “categories” that make up a person’s identity.
Example: hobbies, race, religion etc.

4. Beneatha & Asagai
What does “assimilation” mean?
Turn to page 62

5. Beneatha & Asagai Why is she attracted to him?
How does he make her feel?

6. Identity Web Map for Beneatha
Hobbies
Family
Religion
Location
Education

7. Discussion Questions
Why do people, like Beneatha, struggle with their identity?
Does “an identity” stay the same throughout a person’s life?
Is an identity more of what the person thinks of him/herself? Or is an identity what everyone ELSE thinks the person is? Or a mix of both?

8. Identity Web Map for YOU
Hobbies
Religion
Race
Residence (past, present & future)
Schedule/routine
Family life
Social network (friends and acquaintances)
Education

9. Scavenger Hunt Find someone who:
Has at least ONE thing in common with you

10. Scavenger Hunt Find someone who:
Has at least TWO things in common with you

11. Scavenger Hunt Find someone who:
Has something completely opposite of or different than you.

12. Reflection
How might understanding each other’s “identity web map” help a student to become more tolerant of other students?
What did you take away from this activity?