Romare Bearden's (1912-1988):

Image: Image: Does the painting remind Does the painting remind you of anything? an object? ayou of anything? an object? aperson? a place?person? a place?

Mood: Mood: Is the image somber? Is the image somber? angry? a feeling of gaiety?angry? a feeling of gaiety?Motion: Motion: Is the painting active or Is the painting active or static? Are you aware of brushstatic? Are you aware of brushstrokes, gestures?strokes, gestures?

Sound: Sound: Does the image give off a Does the image give off a sound? Is it noisy? quiet?sound? Is it noisy? quiet?Color: Color: Does one color Does one color

predominate? Is it a varied palette?predominate? Is it a varied palette?

Use the five senses as a theme. What are the people in the Use the five senses as a theme. What are the people in the painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? Describe the painting. Describe the painting.

The Harlem Renaissance &

Effects1920s-1930s

Review…

• Where is Harlem?

• Renaissance is like a “new beginning” or “resurgence”

• What does “Harlem Renaissance” literally mean?

• What connotations does it have?

Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance

• African American migration to Harlem, NY (1921-1930s)– Burst of creativity – Celebrated cultural identity– Depended on one another for support

and inspiration– Poetry

• rhythms of spirituals and jazz• Lyrics based on blues

– Diction based on slang– Gave Americans a language to begin

discussion of Racism

Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance

• African Americans wanted ___________ during the Harlem Renaissance but…

Z.Z. Packer

• Well-traveled – born in Chicago; raised in Atlanta and Louisville

• Well-educated – Yale University – Writing Seminar at Johns Hopkins University,– The Writers' Workshop at Iowa University – Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.

• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: collection of short stories recently published– eight stories – the antics of a troop of black Girl Scouts who encounter some

[atypical] white Girl Scouts ["Brownies"]

Setting the Scene

ZZ Packer ≠ Harlem Renaissance

BUTBUT “Brownies”=literary tradition of Harlem Renaissance

by addressing

RacismRacism

AND

ReverseReverse RacismRacism

Unsavory themes = Unsavory language

““Brownies”Brownies”

• Read the short story and ANNOTATE as we read

– Make connections– Make meaning– Make comments

• Answer questions AS we read • 1-2 paragraph response to the FINAL

question. – Examples from LIFE and LITERATURE

Take home Quiz

Due Monday 12/19/11

Create a chart like this one

Sense Object description

Touch

Taste

Smell

Sight

Sound

Now…

• Write 1-2 sentences describing how you feel about the object. Does it remind you of something (like a relative, a special time in your childhood, a location you have visited etc.)? IDK is not an acceptable response. You have emotions. Use them.

Langston HughesLangston Hughes

• Most influential/well known writer that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance

• He was not born in Harlem, but flourished as a writer there

Raisin

““Harlem: A Dream Harlem: A Dream Deferred”Deferred”

Langston HughesLangston HughesWhat happens to a dream

deferred?Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sunOr fester like a sore—

And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over—Like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Sight:

Taste:

Touch:

Smell

Sound:

Questions:

• How does the sum total of all the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, “ What happens to a dream deferred?

• What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams?

THEME

Main idea that can be applied universally

““Juicy” Juicy” By Notorious B.I.G.By Notorious B.I.G.

• Poetic Theme: Reach for Your Dreams How do both sets of verses reflect this theme?

• Line 16 claims that birthdays were the worst days. Why do you think the poet felt this way?

• What images from the verse does the poet use to demonstrate the poverty he endured prior to achieving Hip-Hop fame?

• What images from the verse doe the poet use to demonstrate the rewards of wealth and Hip-Hop fame in the reader’s mind?

Setting the SceneLoraine Hansberry ≠ Harlem Renaissance

BUTBUTA Raisin in the Sun = lit. tradition of Harlem

by addressing

RacismRacism AND

DiscriminationDiscriminationAnd

Dreams Deferred Dreams Deferred

A Raisin in the Sun

How does Hansberry use Hughes’ imagery to further the plot of her

play?

A Raisin in the Sun

• Who: The Youngers—an African-American family

• When: 1950s• Where: South Side of Chicago • Basic Plot: The Youngers are about to receive

an insurance _________ for $___________. – Who died? – Competing dreams of the adults Walter Lee Jr,

Beneatha, Ruth, and Mama

What happens to a dream What happens to a dream deferred? deferred?

A Raisin in the Sun

Big Picture Questions

• Walter Lee and Ruth. – What are their expectations of each other?

• Walter Lee and Beneatha. – Are they sensitive to each other’s needs, or have they become

locked into the “sibling rivalry” syndrome?• Walter Lee and Lena.

– Is she unconsciously emasculating him? Is he behaving more like a son than a husband and father? What cultural traditions affect their relationship?

• Lena and Ruth. – Is Lena trying to undermine Ruth’s maternal authority by

commenting on what Travis eats, how he dresses, and her excusing his lapses as “he’s just a little boy” [31]

• Beneatha and Asagai. – What cultural differences cause tension in their relationship?

How does he prove he really cares for her?

Theme and Conflict

• What problems occur if your expectations and others’ expectations of you differ? Give a specific example from experience or the experience of someone you know.

Act II

Here we go…