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Homework for Thursday, 20th November, 2013:
Listen to Thembi's audio diary:

http://radiodiaries.org/aidsdiary/


Work with the worksheet that will be given to you in class.

Here is a very useful website listing human character traits in abundance. Helpful!

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/character-trait-examples.html

a) worksheet "Act II, Scenes 1 + 2"

b) Write a paragraph on your own performance so far in this Leistungskurs. Your intention should be to explain the SoMi mark that you think you deserve. This information (p. 7 - 8) may be helpful.

1) Corrected version of your Klausur

2) A Raisin in the Sun: The characters and their conflicts

a) Walter and Ruth
Find passages in Act I, Scene I that reveal points of conflict between Walter and Ruth. Indicate the page(s) and line(s).
Briefly describe the respective conflict.
Think of possible reasons that could have evoked the conflict.

b) Walter and Beneatha

c) Mama and Beneatha

These assignments need to be done for Tuesday, 30th October, 2012.


1. A Raisin in the Sun – A play about the American Dream?
Write a paragraph in which you point out connections to be drawn between the play and our overall topic!


2. A play and its characters
Prepare a graphical representation of the characters in the play (Who are they? What is important about them? What do they do in the play? How important are they?). Also clarify their relationships wth other characters.


3. Dreams
Read Act I, Scene II again and find out what are the most important things in life for Walter, Ruth, Beneatha and Mama. Prove your findings.