ARITS Silent Discussion by Kerry Spillane https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion 1. Answer 3 questions using text-based evidence or examples from the play ARITS. 2. Respond 2 to answers using accountable talks and/or further the discussion with clarifying questions or questions that will further the discussion. 3. Respond to 1 response to your table's question. 4. Respond to 1 response to one of your original answers. en-us 2019-02-28 12:49:57 UTC 2019-03-01 07:02:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png Table 3 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362515 Table 3:
1) In "A Raisin in the Sun", one can infer that the Youngers have moved in order to live a better lifestyle. Based on "School Segregation", many families in New York have started sending their children to schools other than their zoned ones. This is so that their children can have greater opportunities. How can this search of greater opportunities be seen in the different characters in, "A Raisin in the Sun"?


]]> 2019-02-28 12:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362515 Table 3 - 2) When the Younger family was offered money to not live in a prominent white neighborhood, it was illustrating a sense of exclusion. In New York, more and more schools are being segregated. Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt segregated/excluded? kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362700 2019-02-28 12:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362700 Table 3 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362918 3) The article, "White Flight", reveals how the local housing includes policies that tend to attract specific communities and encourage segregation. How does the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" reflect this issue of housing segregation?]]> 2019-02-28 12:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336362918 Table 1: 1) How can race and your environment bring out insecurities in terms of self beauty? Use evidence from A Raisin in the Sun to support your answer. kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363053 2019-02-28 12:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363053 Table 1 - 2) Does a man’s opinion on a woman’s looks affect how she views herself or affect how she will look for him? kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363168 2019-02-28 12:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363168 Table 1 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363302 3) At the end of ARITS, we learn of Walter’s decision to persevere and accept reality. Was his decision considered “wise” in terms of values and morality or will it just set him back and put him and the Younger family through enduring issues such as racism?]]> 2019-02-28 12:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363302 Table 5 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363419
1) In "A Raisin in the Sun", Walter's dreams led him to alcohol abuse, hopelessness, destructive behavior, and more importantly his loss of manhood because he couldn't achieve his dream. In the end, it's clear Walter decides to give up his dreams for his son's sake, but what dream and purpose does the house give his family or signify and how does this help or save Walter from his broken state or false dreams?


]]> 2019-02-28 12:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363419 Table 5 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363535 2) In "A Raisin in the Sun", the story implicitly tells readers there is a form of racial discrimination, and it's clearly implied by Walter's job, that the black society depend on the white. What does the dreams of Walter and Beneatha have to say about this and how does this impact the society and connect to Maya Anderson's "Still I Rise?"


]]> 2019-02-28 12:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363535 Table 5 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363630 3) In the article "Broken Dreams and Financial Illusions: The Secret Depression of Black Men," its stated that the median net worth of black households is $8. How is the lack of finances shown through Walter's actions and the way he is shown in "A Raisin in the Sun?"]]> 2019-02-28 12:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336363630 Table 4 When Ruth sees Beneatha has cut her hair, she states, “ Girl, you done lost your natural mind!? Look at your head!” Beneatha responds with “Nothing—except cut it off” and later “How can something that’s natural be eccentric?” The article “Why I Love My Natural Hair”, describes a women’s journey of accepting her natural hair. So, considering the interaction Beneatha had with others about her hair and this quote from the article, “I was 16, and I so desperately wanted to look like most of the girls at my prep school in Buffalo, New York: all bougie and straight-laced with their Ugg boots and Vera Bradley bags — the prep school aesthetic that was more easily attainable for rich white kids.” How do Beneatha’s actions connect with the woman’s journey of accepting her hair? kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364027 2019-02-28 12:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364027 Table 4 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364256 2 Return to Africa Question:

Should Beneatha really consider Asagai’s offer on returning to Africa with him considering the opportunities offered to her over there as well as the Universal Negro Improvement Association making change on avoiding race wars?


]]> 2019-02-28 12:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364256 Table 4 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364399 3 African American return to Africa Question:

In “African American return to Africa”, people are given a sense of peace with the thought of returning home, when Asagai asks Beneatha to join him on his journey back to Africa, how does that same feeling persuade Beneatha's actions on whether to leave her family and join him or not?]]> 2019-02-28 13:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336364399 Table 6: The article ¨Still I Rise¨ is expressed to be a poem about rising through the negative assumptions created upon colored people. In the story ¨A Raisin in the Sun¨how does the Younger family handle their moving issues despite the comments made by the Clybourne Park community and Mr. Linder? kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366638 2019-02-28 13:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366638 Table 6 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366687 Throughout "A Raisin in the Sun", racial segregation serves to be a prominent issue in the way that African American men and woman along with Caucasian men and women coexist with each other. The article "White Flight" gives a sense that we 'run' from each other. Pick a scene from "A raisin in the Sun", and explain how exactly it correlates to this theme of running.]]> 2019-02-28 13:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366687 Table 7 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366864 1) Within “A New Black American Dream” there is a big idea of dreams with which the author states that a change in perspective and wants could create a “hybrid” version of the Black American Dream which could better the African American Community for future generations. How do Walters and Mama’s dream conflict with each other and correspond to that of the author’s? 


]]> 2019-02-28 13:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366864 Table 7 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366951 2) African American men often succumb to the unhealthy pressure or stress in order to be “successful” and achieve the American Dream. How is this theme developed through the characters in “A Raisin In The Sun”? 

]]> 2019-02-28 13:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336366951 Table 7 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336367314
3) In the Article, “Alcohol more available in poor, black areas,” poor neighborhoods are seen as advertising alcohol more frequently than people in richer neighborhoods. They advertise malt alcohol because it is cheaper than any other substance. In “The Raisin and the Sun” Why do you think Walter Lee was so confident in his planned proposal of owing a bar? If it was successful, what do you think the ending of the story would be?]]> 2019-02-28 13:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336367314 Table 8 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336394550 1. Parents have the right to transfer their kids out of zone schools purely based on wanting their kids to attend a school with better grades. Even though this leads to some students going to better schools, it decreases contact between different races and may lead to segregation of neighborhoods due to ignorance due to little contact between different races like in “The Raisin in the Sun”. This option for parents to choose unintentionally causes segregation, but if it is done solely for reasons disassociated with racism, is it worth it or not?]]> 2019-02-28 14:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336394550 Table 8 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336395086 2. In the article, it is stated that “Whites are still attracted to those suburbs that are white.” Do you believe this can be applied to other races as well? Do you think if walter’s family would’ve moved in a predominantly Hispanic or Asian neighborhood instead, would the community would be upset, and would they go as far as to make an offer like Mr. Linder?
3. How do the themes in Maya Angelou]]> 2019-02-28 14:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336395086 Table 8 kspillane1 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336395361 3. Does Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” relate to the characters in “the raisin in the sun”? These characters experience many trials and struggles throughout the story but do they still “rise” as maya angelou does?]]> 2019-02-28 14:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336395361 garr2097 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336700570 2019-03-01 01:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/ARITSsilentdiscussion/wish/336700570