1. March 17, 2016 PigLit Mr. Cabat Aim: “Mama, there ain’t no colored people living in Clybourne Park:” A Raisin in the Sun Act I, sc. ii and Act II, sc.i

2. Do Now: Racism Within a Race? If If “Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian. America doesn't care.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah “When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straight hair. Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood and that was a culture shock... I'd been used to being around all black kids.” --Halle Berry Let’s check out this controversial idea by looking at the exchange between Walter and George, Beneatha’s wealthy suitor (p.83-85)

3. Some Plot Points Along the Way If If We meet Beneatha’s other suitor, Joseph Asagai, who brings her gifts from his recent trip to Nigeria. We discover that Ruth is pregnant again, but the doctor she is seeing is not an obstetrician… The check finally arrives. Walter expresses his frustration because Mama will not give him the money (p. 73-74) George comes to take Beneatha out, and gets into a squabble with an extremely envious Walter. Walter and Ruth, alone for once, appear to begin to try to reconnect with each other. Mama arrives with some news…

4. 3-D Raisin: Staging a Scene

5. Clybourne Park WHY?

6. Homework Read the excerpt from Marx and Engels’ “The Communist Manifesto” and address the EQ on the turnitin discussion board.