Unit: “A Raisin in the Sun” Lesson 1 Essential Question: Do we have the power to make our dreams come true? CCS Addressed: • Reading Standard 1 – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. • Reading Standard 2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. • Writing Standard 2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Objectives: - SWBAT understand the purpose of taking notes - SWBAT take notes on a template as they are reading - SWBAT asses their own note-taking by comparing their notes to the teacher’s notes - SWBAT use their notes to answer the Aim question Aim Do Now Activity Summary Do the Youngers have the power to make their dreams come true? Read “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes and answer multiple choice questions. (see BELOW) o Examine the Essential Question briefly • Do people really have the power to make their dreams come true? o Note-taking Template (see BELOW) o Begin “reading” play on audio – p. 23 – 33 o As students read, they will fill out the note-taking template according to the example at the top. They will also make inferences based on sections of the text pointed out by the teacher. o At the end of the “reading” teacher will hand out the note-taking “KEY” and students will compare their notes to the KEY. o CW – Answer the Aim using the rubric (Aim rubric can be found for purchase in the full unit, or for purchase as an individual handout) Share Out student work (Look back at the essential question – can you relate to what the Youngers are going through? What in your life either confirms or denies this?) 4 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes 20-25 minutes 15-20 minutes 10 minutes Lesson 1 A Raisin in the Sun – p. 23 – 23 Read following Langston Hughes poem carefully then answer the following multiple choice questions. Dream Deferred 1 5 10 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? 1) What literary technique is seen in lines 1-3? a. metaphor c. personification b. similie d. hyperbole 2) What literary technique is seen in line 5? a. metaphor c. personification b. similie d. hyperbole 3) Which statement most closely represents the theme of the poem? a. Dreams are unimportant in people’s lives. b. If you put your dreams aside, you might destroy yourself. c. Putting your dreams aside is a natural and healthy thing to do. d. Dreams are like raisins because they are sweet. As we read the beginning of “A Raisin in the Sun” take note of the places where the dreams of the Youngers are discussed. These ideas may be directly stated by the characters, may be inferred by their speech and actions, or may be inferred by the stage directions. Page # 23 Quote from the text “We can see that at some time… the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and even hope…” (stage directions) What this tells us about their dreams At one time, the Younger family really cared about what their apartment looked like, but now all the furniture inside is old and worn out, almost like they gave up on their dreams.
