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A RAISIN IN THE SUN
SUBJECTS --- U.S./1945 - 1991; Diversity & Illinois; Drama/U.S.;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING --- Alcohol and Drug Abuse;
Marriage;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS --- Respect and Fairness.
Age: 12+; Not Rated; Drama; 1961; 128 minutes; B & W.
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This classic play tells the story of a black family living in a small apartment in the inner city of Chicago and their plans to buy a home in a white suburban neighborhood.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to A Raisin in the Sun will help parents and teachers set the events of this movie into historical perspective and suggest discussion questions to bring out the issues in this film. The Learning Guide will also disclose the name of a famous man who, like the family in this movie, was offered money not to move to an otherwise all white neighborhood.
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A Raisin in the Sun is the classic play of the Great Migration of blacks from the South to the Northern U.S. during the first half of the 20th century.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers as lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below the first two sections of the Learning Guide to A Raisin in the Sun.
Description: A black family living in a cramped apartment in inner city Chicago plans to buy a home in a white suburban neighborhood. A Raisin in the Sun describes their struggles with the effects of racism. The film was a Pulitzer Prize winning play written by Lorraine Hansberry. Ms. Hansberry also wrote the screenplay for the movie.
Benefits: This film explores the pernicious effects of racism from the
point of view of a black urban family. It
shows their efforts to better
their situation. The women in this film are strong role models:
the mother is a strong and nurturing head of her family; the
wife is loving and supportive; and the daughter is determined
to be a doctor.
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