This assignment has 2 parts. Part 1: Read and annotate the Essay 2 assignment sheet and post any questions about assignment to the Q&A discussion board. 1) Draft an introduction for your essay: A...

Read and annotate the Essay 2 assignment sheet and post any questions about assignment to the Q&A discussion board.

1) Draft an introduction for your essay: A brief summary followed by a thesis statement. Bold your thesis statement.

2) Skip a line after the introduction and write the possible the point of each body paragraph and at least one moment in each part of the play that you could use as evidence for this point.

3) At the end of your post, list one or two questions about the play or what you'd like extra-help with as you write the complete paper.

3) When you reply to your classmate(s), be thoughtful. Give them answers that are more than one or two sentences. Tell them what they are doing well. Suggest ideas and/ or evidence that may help their paper to be even better.

WRITERS NOTE WELL: When you complete your draft of essay 2, use the “Global Revision Checklist”(page 37 of the textbook) to revise it and make sure to include a works cited page before you submit it to the submission link.

Classmate's post:

"A Raisin in the Sun"by LorraineHansberryis a story about a colored family living in the south side of Chicago theYoungers. TheYoungersare expecting an insurance check for the death of the Father but while they are expecting this check the family gets into disputes about what to spend the money on.I argue that this is a family that struggles with poverty and how to overcome it.

Walter believes that he can get the family out of poverty by investing the money. There is a moment whereMamareceives the money and Walter offers a business proposal,Mamadenies his vision of investing the money saying Mama "Idon'taim to speak on that again" then Walterreplies "Youaintlooked at it and youdontaim to speak on that again? youain'teven looked at it and you have decided-Well you tell that to my boy tonight when you put him to sleep on the living room couch...yeah and tell that to my wife, Mama tomorrow when she has to go out of here to look afterelseskids. and tell it to me, Mama every time we need a new pair of curtains and I have to watch you go and work in somebodykitchen" (71) in this quote we can infer that Walter is saying if she gave him the money they wouldn'tbe going through those struggles.

Mama believes she can get the family out of Poverty by moving them into a new house where they can get a fresh start. After Mama purchases a new house with the money she tells her grandson in front of her son Walter and then proceeds to tell Walter why she bought the house when she says "I just seen my family falling apart today... We couldn't of gone on like we was today. We was going backward stead of forwards- talking bout killing babies and wishing each other was dead... When it gets like that in life- you just got to do something different, push on out and do something bigger" in this quote Mama is saying that her family wasstruggelingand she bought the house to get them out of that tough time.

Walter believes the insurance money will take them out of poverty. Upon receiving the money Walter envisions his future and says to his son "you wouldn't understand yet son but your gonna make a transaction a business transaction thats going to change our lives" in this quote we read that Walter believes that this money will change his life, he then proceeds to speak of a life out of poverty "And I'll pull the car up on the driveway... just a plain blackChrystler, I think with white walls- no- black tires. More elegant. Rich people don't have to be flashy... though I'll have to get something a little sportier for Ruth- maybe a Cadillacconvertibleto do her shopping in"in this quote we see that he believes the money will get his family out of poverty where they will have multiple cars and a new house.

Does Walter ever go into business?

Do theYoungershave a smoothtransition into Clybournepark?

Part 2:

Essay #2: Literary Analysis of Lorraine Hansberry’sA Raisin in the Sun

Deadline:

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  Tuesday 3/24: FINAL DRAFT DUE by midnight on Blackboard’s Turn-it-in essay link. (Look under Essay Assignments -> Essay 2: A Raisin in the Sun)
  

Possible essay ideas:

• The comedian James Carlan once joked that the reason they call it the American Dream is that you have to be asleep to believe it. Does the play support his claim or defy it? Write an essay about what the play says about the American Dream.

• Write an essay about why the plant is a suitable symbol of Mama.

• Write an essay about why Beneatha can be seen as a feminist character.

• Write an essay about what the play tells us about the role or importance of any one of the following in the quest to achieve one’s goals or overcome great obstacles: family, love, pride, unity, resilience.

Description:

Write an essay in which you make the case for a theme inA Raisin in the Sun. Have a clear and concise thesis that presents an interpretation or understanding of the play’s message and use textual evidence to support your claims in the body paragraphs.

Make sure that each body paragraph has one claim that supports some part of your thesis and that this claim is illustrated by a moment fromoneof the sections of the play (act I, act II, or act III, for example). By the end of the paper, a moment from every section of the play (the beginning, middle, and end) should have been referenced in chronological order (only one moment per paragraph; the rest of the paragraph should be your logic) and the claims should all add up as proof that the play, as a whole, supports your thesis.

• Use one moment and one selection of quote from that moment as textual evidence in each body paragraph


• Present the moments in the order in which they occur (don’t use a moment from the end or the middle of the play for the first body paragraph, for example)


• If you do not wish to use a universal theme, then you can think about finding a thesis based on any one of these critical perspectives:

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  • Racial/ Cultural Critique: How does the text discuss race and racism?
  
  
  • Psychoanalytic Critique: How does the text discuss human nature and psychology?
  
  
  • Feminist/ Gender Critique: How does the text discuss female characters and gender roles?
  
  
  • Sociological Critique: How does the text discuss society?
  
  
  • Historical Critique: How does the text relate to historical events?
  
  
  
  

If you use one of these, you may need to do some research to support your thesis. This research should be limited to one or two body paragraphs. You can use the BMCC library’s website or Google Scholar to find an article that connects to the play in a way/ around a topic you would like to discuss.

• Whatever position you take in the thesis, it should be clear that you are arguing that the play presents this meaning/ understanding/ insight. Be concise, precise, and clear.

What the paper will be graded on:

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  Clearandinsightfulthesis: Arguable, to the point, precise, and about the topic (which is the play, in this case)


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  Focusedanddevelopedparagraphs that present a claim that supports your thesis + context/ summary to show is when and why the textual evidence happens + evidence from the text (the shortest quote you can find that supports your point) + a paraphrase for the quote (what it says in other words) + explanation that states how the evidence supports the claim and thesis


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  Logicalandcoherentflow of ideas


• Accurategrammar and word choice
  


• Accuratein-text MLA citationformat


• AccurateWorks CitedPage


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  Effective use of quotesfrom the primary text,A Raisin in the Sun(Read “The Art of Quoting” under Course Materials -> Writing Literary Analysis)

Limits/Basic requirements:

• Between650-900 words
  


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  12-fontletter size,Times New Roman
  


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  Headingwith your full name, the class (English 201-xxxx), and thetitle of your paper. This title should suggest the essence of your paper and include the title of the play
  


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  Double-spaced(properly formatted as double-spacing)