Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:

a. identify the characters of the story of a raisin in the sun;

b. analyze the themes of dreams, family,
c. state the importance of a family over money; and
d. create their own poem about the story.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Laptop and T.V

References: A journey through Anglo-American Literature, page 431-436, sparknotes.com

Time Frame:1 hour

III. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES
● Greetings
● Prayer
● Checking of attendance
● Basic health protocols in the face-to-face setting

B. REVIEW

What was our topic last meeting?

What are the elements of the play?

C. MOTIVATION

If you are given a chance to have a half a million money in your hand what are you going to do?
How will you use it and spend those money?

D. LESSON PROPER

A Raisin in the Sun

by: Lorraine Hansberry

Summary of the story:

Mama, the matriarch of the family, is expecting a $10,000 check from her late husband’s life insurance
policy. Her son Walter, desire to use the money to open a liquor store, believing that the venture will
move him and his family out of poverty. Mama later reveals that she used a portion of the money to put
a down payment on a house in Clybourne Park, a white neighbourhood where the living standards are
better. Mama gives the remaining money to Walter and instruct him to set aside some for his sister,
Beneatha, and to keep the rest for himself. In the meantime, Mr. Linder, a white man from the
Clybourne Park neighbourhood, arrives at the apartment and attempts to buy back the house from the
family, implying that the residents of the neighbourhood do not want a black family reside there. The
family rebuffs Linder’s offer. Later, Walter’s friends arrive to inform Walter that their mutual friend
and supposed business partner has stolen all the money that Mama had given to Walter. Walter invites
Linder back to apartment intending to accept his offer in order to recoup the money. However, in the
end, Walter’s pride wins out, and the family decides to move to Cylbourne Park.

Exposition -Mama, the matriarch of the family, is expecting a $10,000 check from her late husband’s
life insurance policy. Her son Walter, desire to use the money to open a liquor store, believing that the
venture will move him and his family out of poverty.

Rising action-Ruth discovers that she is pregnant. Mama Lena has paid the initial amount for a house in
Clybourne Park. Then, she hands the remaining money to Walter to put it in a saving account for
Beneatha’s medical schooling. The rest of the money shall be put in a checking account in Walter’s
name. However, Walter intends to invest the money in a liquor business which Mama does not approve
of.

Climax- Bobo tells the Youngers that Willy has run off with all of Walter’s invested insurance money;
Asaganai makes Beneatha realize that she is not as independent as she thinks.

Falling action - Walter refuses Mr. Linder’s offer to not move; the younger move out of the apartment
to their new house in white neighbourhood, Beneatha finds new strength in Asagai.

Resolution - Walter realizes that he cannot trade his pride for money, and tells Linder to get lost. The
Youngers leave the apartment in a celebratory mood, and Mama returns to grab her plant, which
represents her dream of a happy, content in a home they can call their own.

Major conflict- The Youngers, a working class black family, struggle against hardship and racial
prejudice.

Themes

- The value and purpose of dreams.

- The need to fight racial discrimination.
- The importance of family.

Genre -Realistic drama

Setting

- The South Side of Chicago.(Place)

- Between 1945 and 1959.(Time)

Moral lesson

- The Value and Purpose of Dreams

A Raisin in the Sun is essentially about dreams, as the main characters struggle to deal with the
oppressive circumstances that rule their lives.

Connection of the title to the topic

 - A Raisin in the Sun, drama in three acts by Lorraine Hansberry, first published and produced
in 1959. The play’s title is taken from “Harlem,” a poem by Langston Hughes, which examines
the question “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?” This
penetrating psychological study of a working-class black family on the south side of Chicago in
the late 1940s reflected Hansberry’s own experiences of racial harassment after her prosperous
family moved into a white neighborhood.

E. APPLICATION
Direction: Create your own poem about the story.

1. Money
2. Family
3. Work
4. Business
5. Study
6. Love

F. GENERALIZATION

Who are the family members of Younger’s?

If you are Lena, what are you going to do with those money?

IV. EVALUATION
Direction: Choose and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. Who wrote the the literary piece entitled “A Raisin in the Sun”?
a. Lena Younger
b. Lorraine Hansberry
c. Mrs. Johnson

2. When was the book A Raisin in the Sun published and performed ?
a. 1965
b. 1949
c. 1959

3. From whom are the Youngers awaiting a check?

a. A distant relative
b. Walter’s employer
c. An insurance company

4. To whom Mama Lena gave the remaining money?

a. Ruth Younger
b. Wlater Lee Younger
c. Beneatha Younger

5. In what city do the Youngers live?

a. New York Citiy
b. St. Louis
c. Chicago
6. What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor?
a. She is pregnant
b. She is overtired
c. She has asthma

7. What does beneatha want to be?

 a. A lawyer
b. A teacher
c. A doctor
d. An actress

8. hat happens to the money that Walter invest in the liquor store?
a. Willy Harris runs off with it.
b. It is used for the first month rent on the store space.
c. It is used to bribe member of the government.
d. Mr. Lunder puts it in the bank for two Youngers.

9. He is the ten year old son of Walter and Ruth Younger.

a. Karl Linder
b. George Murchison
c. Travis Younger
d. Willy Younger

10. The mother of Walter Lee and Beneatha, mother in-law of Ruth, and grandmother of Travis.
a. Lena Younger
b. Ruth Younger
c. Trina Younger
d. Tin Younger

V. ASSIGNMENT

Instruction: Make your own original work of fine art (sketch, collage, graphic design, painting,
sculpture, etc.) inspired by A Raisin in the Sun. Choose one or more elements from the play ( a theme, a
symbol, a character, a mood, and event) to explore artistically.

1. Plan your masterpiece. think about…

● Subject (What are you portraying?)
● Emphasis (What aspects are you highlighting?)
● Tone (your attitudes toward the subjects)
● feeling or theme (What do you want to communicate)
● Style (your techniques and creative choices)
2. Create your original artwowrk.
3. Write a rationale (brief explanation). What element(Ss) of a play did you explore in your art?
make sure to use language arsts terms (theme, mood, symbol, etc.) and artistic term (subject,
medium, technique, etc.)

Making A Poster: Poster Rubric

Student Name:____________________________________ Date:_______

Grade & Section:__________________________ Score:_______

CATEGORY 20 15 10 5

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Graphics All graphics are All graphics are

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Attractiveness The poster is The poster

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Prepared by:

LEANNE AMBROSIO
Practice Teacher