A Raisin In The Sun Synthesis Essay
Student: _______________________________________ Date: _____________ Class: __________________
ASSIGNMENT: A Raisin in the Sun In-class Essay
PROMPT:
1. You have read A Raisin in the Sun, a play about one man's dreams for himself and his family.
You have read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in which he speaks of the realities of life and his dreams for the future for all Americans.
Although Raisin in the Sun is fiction and Dr. King's speech is non-fiction, one can find many similarities between the two, especially when the themes of each work are examined. In many ways Raisin exemplifies the points Dr. King made in his speech.
Your assignment is to compare--find the similarities between--A Raisin in the Sun and King's …show more content…
Are provoking questions addressed and terms defined?
Synthesis: Are the parts related to the whole with an understanding of the big picture evident?
Evaluation: Are opinions presented in arguable fashion? Are judgments made? Is a thrust proposed?
Development
Evidence: Are specific, concrete details presented? Are the concrete details accurate and true?
Accuracy: Are the concrete details introduced/blended accurately?
Relevance: Is the evidence relevant to the argument and the relevance explained? Does it validate the thrust of the argument?
Substance: Is enough evidence presented to validate the thrust of the argument?
Organization
Unity & Coherence: Does all of the writing center on the argument?
Order: Are the argument and evidence arranged in the most convincing/appropriate order?
Structure: Are introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion constructed appropriately? Are paragraphs introduced, maintained, and concluded?
Presentation: Are symmetry, parallel structure, transitions, and variation employed effectively? Is the word count/length of the writing appropriate to the argument and the
ASSIGNMENT: A Raisin in the Sun In-class Essay
PROMPT:
1. You have read A Raisin in the Sun, a play about one man's dreams for himself and his family.
You have read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in which he speaks of the realities of life and his dreams for the future for all Americans.
Although Raisin in the Sun is fiction and Dr. King's speech is non-fiction, one can find many similarities between the two, especially when the themes of each work are examined. In many ways Raisin exemplifies the points Dr. King made in his speech.
Your assignment is to compare--find the similarities between--A Raisin in the Sun and King's …show more content…
Are provoking questions addressed and terms defined?
Synthesis: Are the parts related to the whole with an understanding of the big picture evident?
Evaluation: Are opinions presented in arguable fashion? Are judgments made? Is a thrust proposed?
Development
Evidence: Are specific, concrete details presented? Are the concrete details accurate and true?
Accuracy: Are the concrete details introduced/blended accurately?
Relevance: Is the evidence relevant to the argument and the relevance explained? Does it validate the thrust of the argument?
Substance: Is enough evidence presented to validate the thrust of the argument?
Organization
Unity & Coherence: Does all of the writing center on the argument?
Order: Are the argument and evidence arranged in the most convincing/appropriate order?
Structure: Are introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion constructed appropriately? Are paragraphs introduced, maintained, and concluded?
Presentation: Are symmetry, parallel structure, transitions, and variation employed effectively? Is the word count/length of the writing appropriate to the argument and the