Ms. Snyder’s Class - Link Community Charter School

1 Ms. snyder s Class A raisin in the sun Independent Project: Due January 12, 2012 Over winter break, read A raisin in the sun , a play by Lorraine Hansberry. Complete ONE of the following projects in response to the play. Present your project to the Class on Thursday, January 12, and Friday, January 13. Artistic or Visual Options: 1. Showbox: Create a diorama in a shoebox of an important scene from the play. It should show characters involved in action or conflict as well the setting of the scene. 2. Comic Strip: Create a comic strip that tells the story of what happens in an important scene of the play through drawings and captions. 3. Movie Poster: Draw a poster advertising the play as if it were a movie.

2 Make sure to include vivid images, a tagline that briefly describes the play in a catchy way, and information about the cast and crew at the bottom, like in a real movie poster. Theatrical or Presentation-Based Options 4. Oral Book Review: Give a speech that will persuade your audience to share your opinions about the play s strengths and/or weaknesses, including specific examples as support. Write this out in advance and memorize it. Hand in the written speech as well. You should be persuasive in both your words and your demeanor. 5. Act Out A Scene: Get a few friends together and act out your favorite scene from the play. Rehearse it, memorize your lines, use costumes and props.

3 Your performances should bring the play to life for your audience. You may make a video recording of this and screen it in Class for your presentation, or perform it live. Writing-Centered Options: 6. Comparison Essay: Write a 5-paragraph compare/contrast essay comparing what society and the world are like in the play to the way things are today. 7. Epilogue Scene: In play format, write an additional last scene that shows what would happen in the characters lives 5, 10, or 20 years after the end of the play. 8. Alternate Ending: If you don t like the way the play ends, rewrite the last scene in play format with the ending that you think should have happened. 9. Original Short Play: Write your own original play based on themes from the play, such as the importance of family, the need to fight racial discrimination, and the importance and purpose of dreams.

4 10. Poetry: Write five poems inspired by the characters or plot of the book. Your project will be assessed according to how well you demonstrate the following: The ability to understand/reflect on the plot, characters, conflicts, and themes of the play: 40% Great effort, care, and attention to detail: 20% Presentation: confidence, preparation, and appropriate volume/clarity/speed of speech: 20% Creativity and inspiration: 20%