"A Raisin in the Sun" Full Unit | Movie Guide | For Women's History Month
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Year Long Unit | Literature Unit Bundle | The Handmaid's Tale, A Raisin in the Sun, Flight, Copper Sun.This bundle includes my top four novel study units. These are my student favorites all in one place. Everything is included for you to post the lessons directly each day. Every document is fully edPrice $45.00Original Price $59.00Save $14.00
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This complete unit plan includes all lessons, is perfect for encouraging critical thinking, and builds to a final literary analysis essay. This classic text is vital for exploring race, class and gender. Lorraine Hansberry is required reading for pretty much any human, and this play is some of her finest work.
A “Raisin in the Sun” is a story that rises and crescendos into one of the most powerful and yet understated climaxes in all of playwriting. In this unit, students explore the themes and characters through personal connection, performance and written reflection. Each lesson has a link to the section of play that accompanies the lesson (this makes it easy to assign online if needed, just post the text and the writing assignments). Each lesson is designed to take about an hour, though it can be easily adjusted depending on how you use the materials.
I use an engaging, easy-to-use lesson structure. The benefit of this continuity is that your students will always have clear guidelines for success (and you will have a clear structure to follow as a teacher). This unit is designed to be taught whether your school stays open, closed, or decides on a hybrid model. The core success of this bundle is in the lesson plan structure, which you can continue no matter what teaching setting you have.
Lesson Plan Structure <--- Click for free sample
- Pre-reading journal to connect to that day's reading on a personal level
- The entire play divided into 30 min reading chunks (at natural stopping points)
- Comprehension questions (short answer)
- Online review quiz game after each lesson (Kahoot, multiple choice, self grading, all links included)
- The time stamps from the iconic film “A Raisin in the Sun” for each lesson. Having the minute marks already recorded for each scene is a major time saver!
- Exit ticket or closing activity
Included:
- A note for teachers on how to use this unit
- Daily lesson structure
- Zoom or seated “table read” tips
- Langston Hughes opening poem mini-lesson
- Links to the text, divided into 13 easy to assign sections
- 13 lessons, each complete with do-now personal connection journal, comprehension questions, a Kahoot online review quiz and an exit ticket journal question
- 6 question choices for final literary analysis
- Rubric for final essay
