Or does it explode? Discuss the ultimate deferred dream in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun with a handy crossword puzzle that reviews key names and details from the play.

Concepts

a raisin in the sun, lorraine hansberry, reading comprehension, american literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Add to an independent reading packet during a novel unit
• Split the class into reading groups for a literature circles activity, and have them work on the assignment together
• Use as a quiz or reading check

Classroom Considerations

• Does not address deeper themes of the play

Pros

• Includes an answer key that supplies solutions in both the puzzle and in the clues

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3