Define dreams .

1. Q1 Define dreams. What does it mean to dream? Think of all the connotations of this word as you respond in quadrant 1

2. Q2 What is your biggest dream? Explain in quadrant 2

3. The Harlem Renaissance & Effects 1920s-1930s

4. Review… • Where is Harlem? • Renaissance is like a “new beginning” or “resurgence” • What does “Harlem Renaissance” literally mean? • What connotations does it have?

5. Harlem Renaissance • African American migration to Harlem, NY (1921-1930s) • Burst of creativity • Celebrated cultural identity • Depended on one another for support and inspiration • Poetry • rhythms of spirituals and jazz • Lyrics based on blues • Diction based on slang • Gave Americans a language to begin discussion of Racism

6. What is the Dream of the Harlem Renaissance writers? Q3

7. How does this compare to the American dream? Q4

8. What obstacles do people have to overcome to pursue their dreams? Q5

9. Reading Harlem Renaissance Poetry Group Work

10. Round One • Individually: you have approximately 7 minutes to read your poem and complete part I and II on your worksheet. Make sure you are being specific and detailed with your responses.

11. Round 2 • Using the psychology of color, decide on an appropriate color to represent the poem. Explain your response in detail.

12. Round 3 • Using your knowledge of symbolism and language arts, decide on an appropriate symbol to represent the content of the poem. Explain your response. • Consider the image the poet used, and then move beyond that and connect the image to a symbol OUTSIDE the text.

13. Round 4 • Choose a line that would attract someone to your poem and make them want to read more about it. Be sure to explain it.

14. Round 5 • Teach your group all about your poem. • In the box provided draw the picture that would represent each of the poems you will talk about with your group. • Write the theme and title of each poem as well!

15. Round 6 • How does the Harlem Renaissance give America a language to talk about racism and discrimination for the first time? • Does the HR call for an egalitarian society? Explain your response in the reflection section Egalitarianism: a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic rights and privileges; a social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people

16. Harlem Renaissance Q6 • African Americans wanted ___________ during the Harlem Renaissance but…

17. Langston Hughes • Most influential/well known writer that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance • He was not born in Harlem, but flourished as a writer there

18. Raisin

19. “Harlem: A Dream Deferred”Langston Hughes Sight: Taste: Touch: Smell Sound: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?

20. Questions: • How does the sum total of all the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, “ What happens to a dream deferred? • What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams?

21. THEME Main idea that can be applied universally

22. Setting the Scene Notorious BIG≠Harlem Renaissance BUT “Juicy”= lit. tradition of Harlem by addressing Dreams AND Ambition Despite Setbacks often associated with Race

23. “Juicy” By Notorious B.I.G. • Poetic Theme: Reach for Your Dreams How do both sets of verses reflect this theme? • Line 16 claims that birthdays were the worst days. Why do you think the poet felt this way? • What images from the verse does the poet use to demonstrate the poverty he endured prior to achieving Hip-Hop fame? • What images from the verse doe the poet use to demonstrate the rewards of wealth and Hip-Hop fame in the reader’s mind?

24. Setting the Scene Loraine Hansberry ≠ Harlem Renaissance BUT A Raisin in the Sun = lit. tradition of Harlem by addressing Racism AND Discrimination And Dreams Deferred

25. Q7 What happens to a dream deferred? And what should that encourage you to do about your own dreams?

26. Turn in • Staple your quadrant sheet to your worksheet and turn everything in—you want to make sure you get credit for your hard work!

27. A Raisin in the Sun How does Hansberry use Hughes’ imagery to further the plot of her play?

28. A Raisin in the Sun • Who: The Youngers—an African-American family • When: 1950s • Where: South Side of Chicago • Basic Plot: The Youngers are about to receive an insurance _________ for $___________. • Who died? • Competing dreams of the adults Walter Lee Jr, Beneatha, Ruth, and Mama

29. Big Picture Questions • Walter Lee and Ruth. • What are their expectations of each other? • Walter Lee and Beneatha. • Are they sensitive to each other’s needs, or have they become locked into the “sibling rivalry” syndrome? • Walter Lee and Lena. • Is she unconsciously emasculating him? Is he behaving more like a son than a husband and father? What cultural traditions affect their relationship? • Lena and Ruth. • Is Lena trying to undermine Ruth’s maternal authority by commenting on what Travis eats, how he dresses, and her excusing his lapses as “he’s just a little boy” [31] • Beneatha and Asagai. • What cultural differences cause tension in their relationship? How does he prove he really cares for her?

30. Theme and Conflict • What problems occur if your expectations and others’ expectations of you differ? Give a specific example from experience or the experience of someone you know.