In my absence...

Again, I am out today for meetings. If you need me email me! Today you should:

1. Finish any study guide questions
2. worksheet for Act 3 (if not done)
3. both sides of the end of play worksheet from Friday 5/25--if you weren't here make sure you get one
4. there is extra-credit available for those who want it from the substitute

***We will be working on the essay wed-thurs so please make sure you are here!!!!

***Friday is the senior breakfast!!!

Last Worksheet for Raisin in the Sun

DIRECTIONS: Today you will work on completing (in addition to the Act 3 worksheet and study guide questions if you are not done) is the final worksheet analyzing Walter for the entire play.

You MUST COMPLETE BOTH SIDES FOR FULL-CREDIT!!!

Please place in the bin when you are finished.

Want Extra Credit? Turn it into a Quick Write!

QUICK WRITE TOPIC: Is Walter a static (stays the same) or dynamic (changes) character? Prove your claim with evidence from ALL 3 acts of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. 

You can use one trait with 2 pieces of evidence per act 
--or--
You can use two traits with 1 piece of evidence each per act

*List of character traits: click here
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Here is a review of our TREEE*S quick write format:

Thesis- (the point you will prove--your claims about Walter (is he static or dynamic) /TAG)
Reason- (why do you believe this is true--just an overview (outline your traits)--NOT SPECIFIC examples yet!)


Claim #1: Act 1 (adjective or adjectives from your chart)
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis

TRANSITION
Claim #2:Act 2 (adjective or adjectives from your chart)
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis

TRANSITION
Claim #3:Act 3 (adjective or adjectives from your chart)
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis
Evidence/Explain-textual evidence to prove one claim and explain or connect to the thesis

Summary-sum up your main points

There is also an additional 2-sided worksheet for extra-credit on the test

Here are some quotes for Act 3 if you need them for anything

*Today's class will be spent on finishing yesterday's close-reading worksheet on the end of Act 3 as well as the Act 3 section of the study guide packet  (you can put it in the basket or save it and give it to me tomorrow). If you were not here, the worksheets are on the blue filing cabinet next to my desk.

CANCELLED!!!!*Remember, the test for RITS will be Wednesday 5/30 (multiple choice, short answer, true/false--no essay on the test)--You may use your character map and any additional info you added on to it. I will re-post it below if you want to copy it over again. PLEASE STUDY!!!---CANCELLED!!!!

*Packets are due on Wed. 5/30 

*Tuesday-Thursday of next week will be spent working on the essay for RITS

Act III Vocabulary--Please copy!

Please copy the following 14 vocabulary words for Act III, and write 14 GOOD vocabulary sentences for each word (THAT SHOW THE WORD'S MEANING)

ACT 3 VOCABULARY (14 sentences for extra-credit)
1. ails (v)-- pains or makes ill  
2. briskly (adv)-- quickly; speedily 
3. despair (n)-- hopelessness 
4. epitaph (n)-- sentence or phrase that summarizes a person’s life or character 
5. flippancy (n)-- casualness; without seriousness
6. lingers (v)-- waits around; moves slowly 
7. mirage (n)-- something you see that isn’t there 
8. ominous (adj)--menacing; threatening 
9. outmoded (adj)-- out of style 
10. plunder (v)-- steal; take forcefully 
11. precariously (adv)-- placed dangerously 
12. retrogression (n)-- movement backward to a worse state
13. reverie (n)-- dream-like state 
14. wrought (v)-- shaped; made 

Today we will:
*Read pages: 131-138 middle
*Watch the film
*Answer the study guide questions for this section (#s 64-69)
64. 131
65. 132-133
66. -----------skip-------------
67. 134
68. 134-137
69. 137-138
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*For extra-credit: Analyze this section of the text (this was another scene that was cut at one point)

Answer the following question below: (you do not have to copy it but you do need RACE for full-credit: Hand in on your way out
Does this scene add anything (any information) about the plot or characters that you think would be missing if it wasn't there? In other words, do you learn anything about the plot, characters, or context of the play that are necessary to gaining a full understanding of the play--why or why not?

Today should be spent:

1. Finishing all your study guide questions for Act 2 (remember, there is an Act 2 quiz on Tuesday 5/22)
2. Worksheet 2.2 (Close-reading)
3. Quick Write #4 (from yesterday's notes)
4. Watch the movie
5. Extra-credit is available for those who have finished #1-3 ONLY
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Note: The study guide is due at the end of the play and counts for an essay grade. But assignments #2 and #3 from the list above cannot be turned in after today 5/18!!

Extra-credit

Finish Act 2, Scene 3/Quick Write #4

Please copy this in your notes:
Quick Write #4 topic (8 points for the written paragraphs, 8 for the worksheet =20 points)
After filling out your graphic organizer, characterize Walter in 1 scene of Act 2 (see below for page #s)
*Use a minimum of 2 character traits (adjectives or descriptive phrases) to support your claims. If you use 3 traits, you will receive extra points. 
*You need a minimum of 2 pieces of textual evidence per trait (2 traits=4 evidence).
*Use the chart provided to organize your ideas (use it to organize your paragraphs!!) 

Help:
Scene 1: p. 76-95
Scene 2: p. 96-109
Scene 3: p. 110-130

Agenda:
*Go over Quick Write #4
* film
*Complete study guide questions through #63
*HOMEWORK: Review for the quiz on Tuesday--GO OVER YOUR STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

1/2 day work

Today should be spent working on the following items:
1. Worksheet 1.2
2. Quick Write 1.2
3. All study guide questions through 2.1
4. Prometheus assignment
5. Quiz #2
6. 2 sets of vocab sentences (20 for Act 1, 10 for Act 2)

Finish Reading Act I, Scene 2

Today we will:

• Finish reading Act I, Scene 2 (movie?) Pages 66-75
• Work on Act I, Scene 2 questions in your packet (through 34)
• Add any double-entry journal quotes that can characterize Walter in Act I, Scene 2

IF--you finish you can copy some of my quotes for Act I, Scene 2 in preparation for QW#3--if not you will have time at the beginning of class tomorrow to do so.

Quote	Speaker	Act/Scene	Lit element/tech	Explain
“Well, you tell that to my boy tonight…on the living room couch”	Walter	1.2	Conflict	Walter blames Mama for the family’s lack of success
“I’m a grown man, Mama.”	Walter	1.2	Conflict	Walter feels his mother treats him like a child
“Seem like you…always tied up in some kind of knot about something”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect)	Mama tells us Walter’s behavior/attitude has changed for the worse and it’s affecting the family
“Sometimes it’s like I can see the future stretched out in front of me…full of nothing”	Walter	1.2	Internal conflict Man vs. society characterization	Walter feels his job is worthless and his future holds  nothing for him
“So now it’s life. Money is life.”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect) Conflict	Mama is confused why her children’s values have changed so much from her’s
“Well son, I’m waiting to hear you say something…”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect) Conflict	Mama compares Walter to his father and asks him to “step up” and be a man like he was—but instead he leaves

Today we will:

1. Catch up in the study guide (up through #24)--see yesterday's post
2. Watch the movie to catch up to where we are in the reading
3. Take the quiz for Act 1, Scene 1
*When you finish, work on your quick write or vocabulary sentences if you haven't finished yet.