A Raisin in the Sun Lesson Plan

Read Act 1, Scene 2.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
   Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.2
   Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is...