Raisin in the Sun (Online Text)

Week of January 28th

Detail of activities / strategies used to engaged students: 

• Monday:  

• Opening:  Student Health Survey 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do):  Teacher will review Elements of Drama Notes (Cornell Style) 
• Guided Practice (We do): Raisin in the Sun – Begin reading Act I 
• Independent Practice (You do): Open Discussions/Comprehension Questions/Character Analysis Chart 

• Closing:  Review Mini #1  

• Tuesday: 

• Opening: Review Elements of Drama Notes 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do):  Teacher will review Character Analysis Chart 
• Guided Practice (We do): Raisin in the Sun – Finish Act I, Begin Act II (if time permits) 
• Independent Practice (You do): Open Discussions/Comprehension Questions/Character Analysis Chart 

• Closing:  How does “Money” connect to the Dream that Walter’s family wants to live? 

• Wednesday: 

• Opening:  Class Quiz 
• Work Session - 

• Guided Practice (We do): Raisin in the Sun – Continue Act II 
• Independent Practice (You do): Open Discussions/Comprehension Questions/Character Analysis Chart 

• Closing:  Ticket Out the Door 

• Thursday:  

• Opening:  What is Irony? 
• Work Session - 

• Instruction (I do):  Teacher will review Irony (Cornell Style) 
• Guided Practice (We do): Raisin in the Sun – Finish Act II, Begin Act III 
• Independent Practice (You do): Open Discussions/Comprehension Questions/Character Analysis Chart 

• Closing:  Ticket Out the Door 

• Friday:   

• Opening: Class Quiz 
• Work Session - 

• Guided Practice (We do): Raisin in the Sun – Finish Act III 
• Independent Practice (You do): Open Discussions/Comprehension Questions/Character Analysis Chart; Students must finish reading the novel over the weekend, if time didn’t permit us to finish in class. 

• Closing:  Ticket Out the Door – Irony Review