Tuesday or Wednesday (A/B)
- View: Quack! 4.2 Vocabulary, second time viewing
- Quick Write: Act 1 Scene 2, A Raisin in the Sun
o In Act 1 Scene 2, Asagai calls Beneatha “Alaiyo,” and explains that the word means “One for Whom Bread – Food – Is Not Enough” in Yoruba. Why does Asagai call her this? What does he mean when he assigns her this nickname? Conversely, what does Asagai mean to Bennie? What does he symbolize?
- Perform: We will begin performing Act 2 Scene 1 as a class, pausing for discussion of key passages and plot developments.
o Parts for Act 2 Scene 1: Ruth, Bennie, Walter, George, Mama, Travis
- Homework: If necessary, students will finish Act 2 Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun for homework.
Thursday or Friday (A/B)
- Quack Quiz: Volume 4, Part 2
- With Partners: Students will pair up to complete a chart, mapping the progress of each character’s dreams and aspirations. They will also discuss with their partners a few important objects/events in the play (“Eat your eggs,” “Bennie’s hair,” “Mama’s houseplant,” etc.) and their potential meaning/significance.
- Discuss: A Raisin in the Sun Guides
- Perform: We will begin performing Act 2 Scene 2 as a class, pausing for discussion of key passages and plot developments.
o Parts for Act 2 Scene 2: Bennie, George, Mama, Ruth, Johnson, Walter, Travis
- Closing Activity: Quack! 5.1 Vocabulary, first time viewing
- Homework: If necessary, students will finish Act 2 Scene 2 of A Raisin in the Sun for homework.
