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RAISIN IN THE SUN SOUNDTRACK Matthew McCloskey http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf Created May 28 Soundtrack for "A Raisin in the Sun".  - You have the option of working individually or in pairs.  - The assignment will be counted as a test grade (40%) - The assignment will be graded out of 30 points.  - In the format of either a slideshow or poster (materials will be provided in class later), you will be choosing 3 songs that you feel reflect either a major theme or a character of "A Raisin in the Sun". Grade breakdown: - Daily participation/effort - 5 points  - Understanding of theme or character - 10 points - Relevance of lyrics - 5 points - Creative input - 5 points - Presentation - 5 points  Directions for Slideshow:Each song (3) must have 2 accompanying slides. You must also have a title slide, bringing you to a total of 7.  Title slide: Name(s) of student, and title of soundtrack. (Example: "Soun...

Raisin in the Sun Page 86-95 Discussion Questions Matthew McCloskey http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf What allusion does George use to describe Walter? 2. Does Walter take responsibility for his position in life? If not, what does he blame his problems on? 3. What did Mama go out and do with the check? 4. What are the problems or concerns with Mama's decision? 5. Describe Walter's reaction to Mama's decision. Do you think it was an appropriate or fair reaction? Why or why not?

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Matthew McCloskey Write sentences using words 11-20. Your theme for the sentences is "A Raisin in the Sun" or any of the poetry we've read in class.

RAISIN IN THE SUN Pages 76-86 (Discussion Questions) Matthew McCloskey http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf Read from the beginning of Scene 3 (page 76) to page 86. You're reading up until the exit of Beneatha and George on the middle of page 86. 1. Describe Beneatha's behavior at the beginning of the scene. What is she doing and how is she acting? 2. Describe Walter's behavior through this scene. How is he acting? 3. Who is George? Describe him and how he treats Beneatha in this scene. 4. How does Beneatha continue to display her cultural knowledge? 5. Describe the conversation between Walter and George (pages 82-85) Why do you think Walter is so angry towards him? Use a quote to back up your thoughts.

11. Martinet 12. Obviate  13. Renegade 14. Reprehensible  15. Somber  16. Squalid  17. Turbulent  18. Vociferous  19. Voluminous  20. Waive

Matthew McCloskey RAISIN IN THE SUN Scenes 1+ 2 Review http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf May 21 (Edited May 21) Add class comment If completed, I'll add 5 extra points to Friday's Quiz How is each member of the Younger family related to each other? 2. What does Walter do for a living? How does this impact his pride? 3. Why does Ruth go to the doctor's? What is the problem with her condition? 4. Describe Beneatha. How is she different from Walter in terms of identity? 5. Describe Beneatha and Mama's argument about God. What are each of their sides of the argument? 6. What is the symbolic value of Mama's plant? 7. Who is Asagai? What are his feelings towards culture and identity? 8. Who is "the woman" that Ruth goes to see? How does Mama feel about this?

Raisin in the Sun pp. 64-75 Mr. Mccluskey http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf 1. What is the meaning of "Alaiyo'? Why is it a fitting nickname for Beneatha? 2. Who is the woman that Ruth met with during her "doctor's appointment"? 3. How does the theme of cultural apathy (not caring) or self-hatred persist in Walter's character? Use a quote to Explain. 4. In a brief paragraph, describe the ending of Scene 2. What happens between Walter and Ruth? How does Mama try to help? Where does Beneatha fall in all of this?

Read Fast Company Article 05.16.19WORK SMART Being creative matters less than you think it does You might conclude that innovative companies must be full of creative people. Here’s why that’s not necessarily true. Being creative matters less than you think it does Thomas Edison [Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [ LC-DIG-cwpbh-04044] BY ART MARKMAN I live in Austin, Texas, where there are plenty of startups, each claiming to be more innovative than the last. It’s a good marketing approach: When companies innovate, they have the opportunity to transform markets and poach customers from competitors. So why not broadcast that message far and wide? Of course, what these companies are really talking about is creativity. Successful companies must have people within them who have interesting new ideas to develop and bring to market. Logically, you might conclude that truly innovative companies need to be stocked with highly c...

Files Here This is the work for this MP, please review Canvas and the gradebook to check the new assignments.  We are working in Math App problems (Unit 9). The last unit was Parcc practice test (Unit 8). The Unit Test will be on Canvas at the end of this week Feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns. Khan Academy  https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/algebra/introduction-to- polynomial-expressions/adding- and-subtracting-polynomials/e/ subtract-polynomials https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/algebra/two-var-linear- equations/slope/e/slope-from- a-graph https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/algebra/introduction-to- polynomial-expressions/adding- and-subtracting-polynomials/e/ add---subtract-polynomials- challenge https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/algebra/quadratics/ solving-quadratics-using-the- quadratic-formula/e/determine- the-number-of-solutions-of-a- quadratic-equation Homeworks: Videos on the link (attach doc) Classwo...

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46548/harlem A Dream Deferred" / Harlem 1. Start with the title. What is a "Dream Deferred" 2. Identify one simile in the the poem that describes the dream. What feelings come up for a dream deferred? 3. Compare the lines "Maybe it just sags, like a heavy load" the poem's final line. What are the 2 outcomes for "a dream deferred" 4. Why do you think Lorraine Hansberry chose this poem to name "A Raisin in the Sun" after? Choose one character from the play and apply it to their situation.

Raisin in the Sun Read pages 54-64 answer questions  Mr. Mccluskey.  http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf Once you're done, answer the following questions.  1. Who is Asagai, and where is he from?  2. How much does Mama know about African culture? How do you think Beneatha feels about this? 3. What's going on with Ruth? Why did she go to the doctor's? 4. Describe Asagai. Use one quote from the text to back up your answer (you must use a quote to receive credit for this answer - please include the page number after your quote).  Example: "You about to get your fresh little jaw slapped!" (51).

May 3 Use the internet on either your chromebook or smartphone to find definitions for each of these 10 words. You must include the part of speech (verb, noun, adjective) at the beginning of each definition. For example: Renegade (noun) - A person who deserts or betrays an organization. Write a sentence including each word. You can write these on a piece of paper or submit it on a Google Document.  abhor  amend  buffet chaos   commodious corrosive discern extant implicate Inter

http://azactorsacademy.com/uploads/plays/a_raisin_in_the_sun.pdf RAISIN IN THE SUN text and Scene 1 questions Mr. Mccluskey You must answer these in complete sentences to receive full credit.  1. Describe the Younger family apartment. Where is it? What does it look like? 2. What characters are present so far? What are their relationships to one another within the family? 3. Describe the argument between Ruth and Walter. What are they fighting over? 4. Why doesn't Ruth trust Walter's idea? What does he want in this scene? 5. Describe Beneatha. How is she different from Walter? What does she want out of life? 6. How does Mama feel about Walter's idea? 7. Where is the $10,000 coming from? What happened to them to get this money? 8. What argument happens between Mama and Beneatha? Describe both sides.

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43311/sadie-and-maud Read the poem "Sadie and Maud" by Gwendolyn Brooks. You can find the poem in the link.   Answer the following questions on a Google Document and submit it here. 1. Describe Sadie and Maud. What are each of them like? How are they different? 2. What's the relationship between the 2 characters? How do they feel towards one another?  3. How can we use the author's tone to extract a meaning from the final image in the poem?

"I hear America Singing" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46480/i-hear-america-singing "I Too" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too Please answer these questions on a separate document: I Hear America Singing: 1. Describe the imagery in the poem. What do we see? 2. Describe the tone of the poem. How is the author treating the subject of the poem? 3. This poem was written during the Civil War (1850s). Knowing this, what's unusual about the poem. ----------- I Too: 1. Describe the imagery in "I Too". How is this different than "I hear America Singing"? 2. Describe the tone in this poem. What's different about the tone compared to "I hear America singing?" 2. What did Hughes feel the need to "answer" Whitman's poem?

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