Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Two sentences I found interesting in the Raisin in the sun review:

"Although the social scale of the characters is different, the knowledge of how character is controlled by environment is much the same, and the alternation of humor and pathos is similar."

-I like this sentence because it has a great variety of fast word and it has a couple of great examples of alliteration

" And also the most illuminating."


-I really like this last sentence fragment. It almost gives you a feel of how the people talked in
A Raisin in The Sun


Summary

In this article, we learn about the how A Raisin in the Sun was portrayed in the 1950's by not only the characters, but by the great behind the scenes staff. At the beginning of the article, there is a basic summary about how the play goes. The article describes how the play is hard on the heart yet light on the soul. It also talks about the extremely talented cast and how they brought life to the play. The specifically congratulated Sidney Poitier, who played Walter Lee Younger, for his amazing ability to draw an audience. Finally, the article ends with talk about honesty. The entire play is honest about what a black family living in poverty might go through when given a large amount of money.




Monday, September 12, 2011


Outline for 4-Paragraph Essay

SUBJECT: how to relate a poem and a song to my life
Bell word: togetherness
Paragraph 1 -- Opening
Hook: happieness is not always the key

Comment on the hook: You can easily get someone a happy song or poem

Comment on the hook: the ones that get to you are the ones hardest to read

Thesis  (with bell word): It is hard to listen to these songs

Paragraph 2

TS (Main Idea, Topic, or Thesis): how songs and poems relate

2 Echo words to be used: amicableness, haromony     


SD they both hurt
            CM: it can mean a lot to a person
            CM: it can mean nothing

      SD: Some people don’t know how to hurt
            CM: my friend Rachel was the only one who didn’t cry at the final campfire
            CM: there were some crazy stories

      SD: They both, however, show how people can make a difference
            CM: they might not turn out well
            CM: people can try

CS: there are many relations

Paragraph 3

TS (Main Idea, Topic, or Thesis): how do these compare to my life
2 Echo words to be used: fellowship, amity
     
SD: I have hurt before
            CM: I didn’t know what to do about it
            CM:I had nothing to go to

      SD: I have friends and family who have hurt
            CM: a story about my friend
            CM: a story about my friend (jes)

      SD: however the positive power of pain
            CM: helpful to many people
            CM: is what the poems are about

CS: hurt is everywhere


Paragraph 4

Hook (the same as paragraph 1, or different): people hurt can be put in song

Echo word (could be bell word): togetherness

Comment on the hook: many people take hurt in different ways

Comment on the hook: there is always a positive

Re-statement, in slightly different words, of the thesis: people can hurt