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A Raisin in The Sun Lesson

This lesson plan is for an 11th grade English class and focuses on providing background information about the historical and social context of the setting of A Raisin in the Sun. Students will analyze how the environment of 1950s Chicago could influence characters and events through exploring the city's history of segregation, population growth, and arts during that era. To do so, students will review themes from the Harlem Renaissance, learn about 1950s Chicago from a website and handout, and discuss how elements of life in the city at that time may appear in the play through creating short predictions.

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A Raisin in The Sun Lesson

This lesson plan is for an 11th grade English class and focuses on providing background information about the historical and social context of the setting of A Raisin in the Sun. Students will analyze how the environment of 1950s Chicago could influence characters and events through exploring the city's history of segregation, population growth, and arts during that era. To do so, students will review themes from the Harlem Renaissance, learn about 1950s Chicago from a website and handout, and discuss how elements of life in the city at that time may appear in the play through creating short predictions.

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Lesson Plan

Grade Level/Content Area Grade 11 English


Topic Background information/Setting—A Raisin in the Sun
Learning Goals aligned with Standards 1. Students will analyze the historical, social, and cultural
contextual aspects of the setting and their influence on
characters and events in the text.
Lesson Objectives 1. Students will develop an understanding of the historical
setting of the play A Raisin in the Sun.
2. Students will be able to discuss how this environment
could affect minority individual’s feelings and actions.
Lesson Initiation Strategy (ies) 1. Review themes of Harlem Renaissance Era (unit just
finished)
2. Discuss student’s prior knowledge of 1950’s Chicago
Questions—
What can you tell me about America after WWII?

Procedures 1. Tour website Encyclopedia of Chicago:


[Link]
Photos/maps
2. Read aloud-handout summary of social climate of 1950’s
Chicago
3. Classroom discussion of 1950’s Chicago, segregation,
Materials: Handout summary riots, population growth, literature/arts
Internet access Questions—
Smart board What problems do we see in this setting?
How might a minority individual react to this environment
and why?

Culminating Activity 1. Predictions for A Raisin in the Sun


Questions—
What are some of the key elements of this setting?
What aspects of life in 1950’s Chicago do you think we will
encounter in the play?
Assessment 1. Students will create a short paragraph that provides
predictions concerning the content of A Raisin in the Sun
based on the information given in the lesson about the play’s
setting in 1950’s South-Side Chicago.
Student Diversity Accommodations 1. Discuss unknown vocabulary words as we encounter them
2. Extra time for response during questioning/discussion

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