Monday Daily Opener

1. Monday Daily Opener Imagine that your family wins the lottery. What does it feel like to have all that money?What will you do with it? How would you feel if your parents did not include you and your future into their plans? What would your reaction be? What conflicts might arise among family members about how the money should be spent? What would you do to resolve the conflicts? 1 1

2. Agenda Opener View pictures and take notes Lorraine Hansberry background and Chicago background handouts Homework: finish handouts if not completed in class 2

3. A Raisin in the Sun We are starting a brand new lesson on A Raisin in the Sun. Before we get started we need to learn a bit about the time period, the setting in which the play takes place and the author. Take a moment to write down a couple of impressions from each photo. 3 3

16. ~1945-1955 Setting of A Raisin in the Sun segregation and discrimination ~1920-1950 The Great Migration: Hundreds of thousands of African Americans migrate from the south to Chicago  1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream Speech" 1865 Civil War ends,  slaves are freed  but segregation  is rampant.

17. A Raisin in the Sun: Fast Write Discuss • Have you ever experienced discrimination? How so? How did you react? • What do you think you would do if someone tried to tell you that you could not live in his or her neighborhood?

18. A Raisin in the Sun: Background The Youngers live on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s.

19. A Raisin in the Sun: Background In the 1950s, African Americans faced a lot of discrimination. Racially motivated lynchings, bombings, and fires were not uncommon.

20. A Raisin in the Sun: Background In 1949, New Jersey and Connecticut became the first states to outlaw segregation of public places. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. • But that did not mean that states and cities enforced desegregation rulings.

21. A Raisin in the Sun: Background African Americans faced discrimination in housing: White people living in certain neighborhoods all agreed not to sell their homes to African Americans.

22. A Raisin in the Sun: Background Because of segregation and discrimination, African Americans often had to work in low-paying jobs. For example, in the play, Walter is a chauffeur and Ruth cleans houses.

23. A Raisin in the Sun: Background The 1950s was also a time when African Americans began to come together to fight for their civil rights.

24. A Raisin in the Sun: Background African Americans were also beginning to find ways to celebrate their unique identity and their African heritage. Afrocentrism- a world view that promotes an emphasis on African culture and the contributions of African to the development of Western culture

25. Hansberry’s Background

26. 1930-1965 A Raisin…is the 1st play by a black woman to be produced on Broadway Other Works: WHAT USE ARE FLOWERS? THE MOVEMENT: DOCUMENTARY OF A STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY, THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN' WINDOWTO BE YOUNG, GIFTED, AND BLACK: LES BLANCS: THE COLLECTED LAST PLAYS: The Drinking Gourd / What Use Are Flowers?

27. A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry

28. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction The Youngers are not one big happy family.

29. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Mama does not understand how her children turned out the way they did.

30. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Walter wants things that no one else believes he can have. • And Beneatha doesn’t know what she wants—except to be different.

31. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Ruth, Walter’s wife, doesn’t know why her husband, is so angry, or what she can do to make things better. Travis, their son, only wants a little money for school.

32. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Their apartment is too old and small, and they never seem to have enough money.

33. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction But one day the Youngers get a check for ten thousand dollars in the mail.

34. A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Not surprisingly, they all have different ideas on what they should do with the money. Will the decision they make save the family or destroy it?

35. Themes present in ARITS Manly Pride

36. Themes present in ARITS Cultural Pride

37. Themes present in ARITS Family Pride

38. Read Lorraine Hansberry’s “I Was Born on the South Side of Chicago” Annotate as you go. Label ethos, pathos, and logos Who is her audience? What is her purpose? 38 38

39. Chicago Housing Read and summarize your thoughts on this piece. Write a one paragraph summary including your scholarly opinions. 39 39