Name __________________________
Teacher _____________________
Reading 8 Period ________
Date ____________________
Part I: In a word document with proper heading and correct MLA formatting, answer the
following questions about “Harlem: Dream Deferred”, A Raisin in the Sun, and “I have a
dream.” Your response should restate the question, introduce your ideas, and use
evidence to support. Remember to EXPLAIN your thinking in detail.
1. Compare the subject matter of “Harlem: A dream deferred” to one of the
character’s dreams in A Raisin in the Sun. Use a line(s) from the poem and
evidence from the play to support your answer.
2. Select any character from A Raisin in the Sun and select 1-2 adjectives to
describe him or her. Find evidence from the play that supports your description.
3. Which Scene from the play do you think had the greatest impact on
viewers/readers? Why? Provide text evidence and explain the scene’s
significance.
4. Langston Hughes uses a variety of figurative language techniques in the poem
“Harlem” in comparison of a “dream deferred”. Find an example in Martin Luther
King’s “I have a dream“ speech where figurative language is also used. Identify
the figurative language in the speech and explain MLK’s meaning.
5. The characters in A Raisin in the Sun each had a dream they wanted fulfilled.
How did the actions of these characters reflect ideas expressed by Martin Luther
King Jr.? Provide evidence from the speech that supports the actions/decisions
made by the Youngers.
Reading
Comprehension
of Key Ideas
and
Details
MLA Format &
Parenthetical
Citations
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
0 points
The student
response provides
an accurate
analysis of what the
text says explicitly
and inferentially and
cites convincing
textual evidence to
support the analysis,
showing full
comprehension of
complex ideas
expressed in the
text(s).
The student
response provides
an accurate
analysis of what the
text says explicitly
and inferentially and
cites textual
evidence to support
the analysis,
showing extensive
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the
text(s).
The student
response provides a
mostly accurate
analysis of what the
text says explicitly or
inferentially and
cited textual
evidence,
shows a basic
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the text(s).
The student
response provides a
minimally accurate
analysis of what the
text says and cited
textual evidence,
shows limited
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the text(s).
The student
response
provides an
inaccurate analysis
or no analysis of the
text, showing little to
no comprehension
of ideas expressed
in the text(s).
1 point
All aspects of MLA format have been
followed. Text evidence is properly cited.
0 point
Assignment is missing some aspects of MLA
format Text evidence is NOT properly cited
Part II: Create 2 thought provoking questions that you feel will lend to discussion during
Socratic Seminar. In addition to the questions, you should provide notes leading to what
you believe is the answer. Your notes should include clues that will help your
classmates effectively answer the question and any text evidence that connects to
answering the question.
The topic of your questions can cover any/all of the texts we have studied.(play, poem,
speech). They can focus on theme, tone, author’s style, or any other concept you feel is
worthy of discussion.
1. Open-Ended Questions (questions about inference and opinion): Write an insightful question
about the text that will require lots of inference to answer. This is a question that has no definite
“correct” answer but is more about opinion, evidence, and proof.
Although the answer to this type of question is a person’s opinion, they would still need to go into
the book to point out what they read that caused them to think/feel that way.
2. Literary Analysis Questions (looking at structure): Write a question about the author’s style and
the way in which the text was written. This is a question about how or why the text was written in the
way that it was.
3. Connection Questions: Write a question connecting the text to the world. You can do this in three
ways: text-to-world, text-to-self, and text-to-text. Examples of these include asking questions that
connect the text to modern society or current world events, asking questions that relate the text to us
and our lives today, and asking questions that relate the text to another book, movie, or TV show.
4. Universal Theme Question (how does this text reflect the human experience?): Write a question
dealing with a theme of the text that will encourage a group discussion about the universality of the
text. These questions go for the deeper meaning of the text and try to help us understand what the text
has to say about how we should live our lives and what's real for us as human beings.
Reading
Comprehension
of Key Ideas
and
Details
MLA Format &
Parenthetical
Citations
4 points
3 points
2 points
The student’s
question shows
insight into what the
text says explicitly
and inferentially and
uses convincing
textual evidence to
support the
question, Question
leads to discussion
showing full
comprehension of
complex ideas
expressed in the
text(s).
The student’s
question shows
insight into what the
text says explicitly
and inferentially and
uses
textual evidence to
support the
question, Question
leads to discussion
showing extensive
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the
text(s)
The student’s
question shows
basic insight into
what the
text says explicitly
and inferentially and
uses
basic textual
evidence to
support the
question, Question
leads to discussion
showing basic
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the text(s).
1 point
All aspects of MLA format have been
followed. Text evidence is properly cited.
1 point
The student’s
question provides
minimal insight into
what the
text says and cited
textual evidence,
shows limited
comprehension of
ideas expressed in
the text(s).
0 points
The student’s
question provides
An inaccurate
analysis or no
analysis of the
text, showing little to
no comprehension
of ideas expressed
in the text(s).
0 point
Assignment is missing some aspects of MLA
format Text evidence is NOT properly cited
 A graded Socratic Seminar will take place on Wednesday Jan 29th & Thursday
Jan 30th.
QUARTERY DO’s & DON’Ts
DON’T
DO:
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Use the book to cite the poem, play, speech
Use your webquest packet
Use annotations/notes from reading
Save your work to the school H drive
Use the yes MAAM model to structure
answers
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Pre-write answers in entirety before or after class
Work with a partner or group
Access your e-mail or internet
Save your work to a flash or cloud app until the
VERY end
Provide little detail or individual explanation in
responses