Objectives 3. Rationale Although students have already watched the film version of it is A Raisin in the Sun, important for students to participate in acting workshops in the classroom because a play is not meant only to be read, but to be seen and heard. Using a workshop approach to reading A Raisin will help students practice their oral presentation skills and give them the opportunity in the Sun to read in class. 4. Materials and Resources Vocabulary Quiz (Attached) by Lorraine Hansberry (McDougal Littell) A Raisin in the Sun 5. Instructional Procedure Vocabulary Quiz: 5 Minutes Teacher will project the vocabulary quiz (attached) and give students five minutes to complete the quiz. Once students have completed the quiz they will turn it in to the teacher. Discussion - Act 1: 10 Minutes A Raisin in the Sun Teacher will facilitate a short discussion about the important events of Act 1 in A Raisin (students should have read all of Act 1 for homework). Some of the topics that might in the Sun be covered during discussion would be the families’ living conditions, Ruth’s financial worries, plan to invest in a liquor store, lack of faith in God, and the arrival of the Walter’s Beneatha’s Insurance check. Reading/Acting Workshop- Act 2: 35 Minutes A Raisin in the Sun Teacher will ask students to form a circle in the center of the classroom. Once students are seated, the teacher will ask for volunteers to act out the first scene of Act 2 in A Raisin in the The volunteers will then enter the center of the circle and the audience will be encouraged Sun. to help the actors act out the scene by making sure that they are following the stage directions. The will be to narrate and question the audience if the actors have missed teacher’s role something or to encourage them to be creative with their suggestions. Closure: 6 Minutes Once the workshop is complete, the teacher will close the class by explaining the reasons why we must practice acting in the classroom because plays must be experienced, seen, and heard. The teacher will also explain how different directors make different choices about how to approach their plays depending on their vision for the script. Teacher will also assign finishing Act 2 for homework.
Objectives 3. Rationale Although students have already watched the film version of A Raisin in the Sun, it is important for students to participate in acting workshops in the classroom because a play is not meant only to be read, but to be seen and heard. Using a workshop approach to reading A Raisin in the Sun will help students practice their oral presentation skills and give them the opportunity to read in class. 4. Materials and Resources Vocabulary Quiz (Attached) A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (McDougal Littell) 5. Instructional Procedure Vocabulary Quiz: 5 Minutes Teacher will project the vocabulary quiz (attached) and give students five minutes to complete the quiz. Once students have completed the quiz they will turn it in to the teacher. Discussion - A Raisin in the Sun Act 1: 10 Minutes Teacher will facilitate a short discussion about the important events of Act 1 in A Raisin in the Sun (students should have read all of Act 1 for homework). Some of the topics that might be covered during discussion would be the families’ living conditions, Ruth’s financial worries, Walter’s plan to invest in a liquor store, Beneatha’s lack of faith in God, and the arrival of the Insurance check. Reading/Acting Workshop- A Raisin in the Sun Act 2: 35 Minutes Teacher will ask students to form a circle in the center of the classroom. Once students are seated, the teacher will ask for volunteers to act out the first scene of Act 2 in A Raisin in the Sun. The volunteers will then enter the center of the circle and the audience will be encouraged to help the actors act out the scene by making sure that they are following the stage directions. The teacher’s role will be to narrate and question the audience if the actors have missed something or to encourage them to be creative with their suggestions. Closure: 6 Minutes Once the workshop is complete, the teacher will close the class by explaining the reasons why we must practice acting in the classroom because plays must be experienced, seen, and heard. The teacher will also explain how different directors make different choices about how to approach their plays depending on their vision for the script. Teacher will also assign finishing Act 2 for homework.
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