Transcript English III
English III Wed & Thurs, 3/11 – 3/12 Objectives and Standards SWBAT: Explore the traits of a character in detail SWBAT: Identify symbolism and themes in a play SWBAT: participate in active learning, taking responsibility for making meaning of a text RL.11-12.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. RL.11-12.2. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. RL.11-12.3. Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama “Raisin in the Sun” Begin Act I – Fill out “As You Read” 1. Choose a character from the play whom you will focus on for this activity. You will explore this character, and then write a character poem about an object associated with that character. (Scaffolding: Drama Map) Character-item poem: Think of some item that could be associated with the character you have chosen, based on what is known about him/her from the first scene. The item can be a prop, an explicitly named item in the play, or it can be an unnamed item or an abstract idea. Any item is appropriate as long as it is something that you can relate to the character. Character-Item Poem Line 1: State the item’s name Line 2: Give a literal description of it Line 3: Give a figurative description of it Line 4: Give one adjective for it Line 5: Give another adjective for it Line 6: State what the thing does for the person Line 7: Give a final description (adjective then noun) Sample Poems Mama's Flower Dreams Mama’s flower, Dreams, Live plant that needs water and sun to survive, Goals, ambitions, Holder of her hopes and dreams, Unreached destinations crying out for new inhabitants, Living, Grandiose, Growing, Frivolous, Allows Mama to grow her dreams, Reasons for living, Beautiful hope. Wistful “if’s.” Share Why do you think most of us wrote about __________________? How are these items related? Do any of them have things in common? Are any of these items symbolic? Do any of these items tell you anything about the themes that will unfold in the play? HW Finish Act I and continue working on handout