Socratic Seminar Ticket For

SOCRATIC SEMINAR TICKET FOR Name ______________

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Period ______

In order to participate in the Socratic seminar that will take place on ____, you must come to class with this assignment completed. I will not consider the assignment completed unless:

v your answers are your own original thoughts/ideas

v you provide at least two CDs from the play for each prompt, with parenthetical documentation

Please answer each of the following prompts. Be sure to include at least two CDs with parenthetical documentation to support your ideas. Longer CDs can include ellipses (…) to shorten them (but don’t forget PD and location on pg.).

· In what ways does the play present the issue of the generation gaps within the Younger family?

· Compare and contrast George Murchison and Asagai by discussing which of these suitors is more "right" for Beneatha and why.

· Explore Hansberry's use of symbolism in Raisin in the Sun. This may include not only the text of the play, but also the introductory poem by Langston Hughes.

· Walter hurts his entire family when he gives all the money that was entrusted to him to Willy Harris. Does he redeem himself when he rejects the money from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association? How? If not, why not?

· Even though Walter Sr. never appears in the play, he is an important character. Discuss his significance.

· What sort of statement(s) does Hansberry seem to be making about race? Support your answer(s) by discussing events/characters from the play.