A Raisin in the Sun Web Quest Activity
http://s3.amazonaws.com/engrade-myfiles/4080415003821605/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_Web_Quest_Instructio.docx

We will begin this activity when you return to school after the break on Monday, 27 February. I estimate that you will probably require three class sessions to complete what is required. Your work will be collected AFTER each class meeting to ensure that ALL students have been engaged with this activity and NOT visiting unrelated sites.

Upon your entry in Room 402, you will be assigned to a specific "numbered"computer monitor-this enables me to observe your computer activity.

Dear Students:

Welcome to the twenty-five hour- CREDIT RECOVERY -after-school program where you will be given the opportunity to earn an English credit. Certainly, in order to do so, you must complete in-class and out-of-class assignments.

The structure and format of the class will involve small group and whole class activities. Your attendance is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL since you will not be able to "make-up" the work completed during your absence. You have been given the opportunity to earn a credit by attending the class for only TWENTY-FIVE HOURS OF ATTENDANCE as well as completing ALL work requested.

Please examine the blog-posts below to obtain an overview of the reading selections and class-related activities. In addition, I have included the MAJOR assignment that you will be asked to complete PRIOR to the last day of our session together. Several of our sessions together will involve us engaged in an activity in the computer room (402).

I am looking forward to working with all of you in a "relaxed-productive" classroom environment.

K. Diedrich

NOTE: For those of you "new" to a class-blog, remember to click-on "older posts" to continue reading what has been posted related to your class.

Essential Question(s):
Do we have the power to make our personal dreams come true?
Key Questions:
*How have gender roles changed or impacted American society?
*What are the elements of drama as a form of communication?
*In what ways does the American Dream mean different things for different Americans?

Standards
The student practices both timed (Quick Writes) and process writing and when applicable, uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.

The student participates in student-to-teacher. student-to-student, and group verbal interaction.

The student formulates reasoned judgments about written and oral communication in various media genres. The student delivers focused, coherent, and published presentations that convey a clear and distinct perspective, demonstrates solid reasoning, and combines traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description.

A Raisin in the Sun: Literary Cause and Effect Paper
Click on the title of this post: You will begin working on this assignment on DAY 1 of the Credit Recovery session.

Here is a copy of the play in case you need it for your essay (which you probably will...):
http://s3.amazonaws.com/engrade-myfiles/4037743057572389/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_etext.doc

A Raisin in the Sun: Cliff Notes Study Guide
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/A-Raisin-in-the-Sun-Play-Summary.id-150.html