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Unpack a prompt, study a Mentor Text, and begin to brainstorm ideas for a setting.
Play: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Rubric: Dramatic Scene Rubric (G7, U3)
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Begin to brainstorm what the Youngers' new living room looks like in preparation for completing the following task:
Lorainne Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun ends as the Younger family leaves their cramped Southside apartment to move to a new home in Clybourne Park. The audience is left to imagine what the future might hold for the Youngers as they start this new life.
In this writing task, you will explore the question of what happens after the play ends. Using the first pages of Act I, Scene I, as a model, you will write a short morning scene in the Youngers' new house one year after the final scene of the play. You will begin as Hansberry did—with a detailed description of the setting (in this case, the living room of the new house). You will then write a short dialogue between two characters as they prepare for their day.
Your scene must:
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Sketch the layout of the Youngers' new living room as you imagine it.
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W.7.3 — Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.7.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
RL.7.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL.7.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.7.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.7.2 — Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
SL.7.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
W.7.4 — Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Draft setting paragraphs, focusing on vivid descriptive details.
Explain the argument and specific claims the authors make about the Great Migration and how they structure the text to support their claims.
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RI.7.5RI.7.8
Compare and contrast how two authors write about the Great Migration, but present their information in different ways.
RI.7.1RI.7.8RI.7.9
Analyze how the poem "Harlem" and the article "A Better Life: Creating the American Dream" explore similar themes and topics.
RI.7.2RI.7.9RL.7.2
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text and explain the impact of specific techniques used by the filmmakers.
RL.7.3RL.7.7
Identify characters' perspectives in A Raisin in the Sun and explain how the playwright develops differences in perspective.
RL.7.6
Unpack a writing prompt, study an exemplar, and gather evidence in preparation for writing a persuasive letter.
W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.5
Outline and draft a persuasive letter including a counterclaim.
W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.1.eW.7.5
Revise for linking words; identify and correct misplaced and dangling modifiers.
L.7.1L.7.1.cW.7.1W.7.1.c
Analyze how the playwright structures the play to develop the plot and create suspense.
RL.7.5RL.7.6
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text to explain the impact of specific techniques used by the filmmakers on the meaning and structure of the play.
RL.7.5RL.7.6RL.7.7
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text and explain the impact of body language to convey differences in perspective.
Compare and contrast how two authors write about redlining and the effects of housing segregation, but present their information in different ways.
RI.7.8RI.7.9
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text to explain the impact of specific techniques used by the filmmaker on the meaning and experience of the play.
Analyze how the playwright structures A Raisin in the Sun to develop character perspectives.
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text by identifying techniques used by the filmmakers and their impact on mood and meaning.
RL.7.4RL.7.6RL.7.7
Analyze how the playwright structures A Raisin in the Sun to develop the climax of the play.
RL.7.4RL.7.5RL.7.6
Identify characters' points of view in A Raisin in the Sun and explain how the playwright develops differences and changes in perspective.
Compare and contrast the film version of A Raisin in the Sun with the original text and explain the impact of specific techniques used by the filmmakers to create mood and meaning.
RL.7.6RL.7.7
Analyze how Hansberry and Wilkerson are inspired by personal experiences to write about and present information on the Great Migration.
Take a clear position on a question and share evidence to support that point of view in a Socratic dialogue.
SL.7.1SL.7.1.aSL.7.1.bSL.7.4
W.7.3
L.7.5W.7.3W.7.3.aW.7.3.d
Outline a short dramatic scene and draft "At Rise" paragraphs.
W.7.3W.7.3.a
Draft dialogue and stage directions for a short dramatic scene.
W.7.3W.7.3.b
Engage in peer feedback with a partner and present scenes to the class.
SL.7.4W.7.3W.7.5
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