Using Informational Text to Teach A Raisin in the Sun

Audrey Fisch is Professor of English and Coordinator of Secondary English Education at New Jersey City University where she has taught for over twenty years. She has published a wide variety of academic work (including books with Cambridge and Oxford University Presses, numerous scholarly articles, and writing about teaching) and has worked as a curriculum consultant and professional development provider for K-12 districts in New Jersey.Susan Chenelle has taught English and journalism for seven years at University Academy Charter High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she serves as English department lead and peer coach for humanities. She holds a master’s degree in education from New Jersey City University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College.

This text takes all the intricacies of the Common Core State Standards and packages them neatly into a format that actually works in a real classroom. With a strong focus on vocabulary building, challenging non-fiction pieces, and digital media to which our secondary students can connect, these units turn A Raisin in the Sun into a cultural, political, analytical learning experience--without taking away the literature.

• Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgementsHow to Use this BookUnit 1: What does Ruth risk by seeing “that woman”?Rickie Solinger: The Abortionist: A Woman Against the LawLoretta J. Ross: “African-American Women and Abortion”Unit 2: Any homes available?United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Housing Discrimination Against Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2012Unit 3: What’s with Beneatha’s hair?Andrea Benton Rushing: “Hair-Raising”bell hooks: Black Looks: Race and RepresentationAlice Walker: “Oppressed Hair Puts a Ceiling on the Brain”Unit 4: How does our world shape us and our opportunities?”Lyndon B. Johnson: “Commencement Address at Howard University: `To Fulfill These Rights’”Unit 5: How difficult would it really have been for the Youngers to buy a home in Clybourne Park?City of Seattle: Restrictive CovenantChief Justice Fred Vinson: Shelley v. KraemerBeryl Satter: Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban AmericaUnit 6: Is America the land of opportunity?Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, Patrick Kline, and Emmanuel Saez: “Where Is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the U.S.” Unit 7: Do people have the right to live wherever they want, even if they are not wanted?Chicago Commission on Human Relations: “The Trumbull Park Homes Disturbances: A Chronological Report”RubricsAbout the AuthorsAnswers to all sections are available on the series website: www.usinginformationaltext.com.