Activity Project for A
Raisin in the Sun ENGLISH 8-2 2007
Lorraine Hansberry, an African American
writer in the 1950s and 60s, wrote A Raisin in the Sun and based it in
part on her family's experience of moving to the
To show your understanding of the play,
you are to complete the activity below. The evaluation criteria is posted at
the bottom of this page so you will know how I will be grading your project.
THIS ACTIVITY IS IN LIEU OF A TEST ON RAISIN. IT WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE.
DUE DATE: 19
December 2007
Task
Analyze two characters
from the drama using the biopoem format:
Line 1: First
name
Line 2. Four traits
that describe the character.
Line 3: Relative
of __________________ (list two people)
Line 4: Lover of
__________________ (list three THINGS)
Line 5: Who feels
__________________ (three things)
Line 6: Who needs
__________________ (three things)
Line 7: Who fears
__________________ (three things)
Line 8: Who gives
__________________ (three things)
Line 9: Who would
like to see __________________ (three things)
Line 10: Resident
of __________________
Line 11: Last
name
.
Assessment: Here is how your activity will be graded.