Susan Chenelle Knihy

This book is designed to make it easy for teachers to include informational text in their teaching of A Raisin in the Sun. The authors have included a wide range of materials, in terms of reading level, subject matter, length, and style of writing. Some materials are historical in orientation and offer background information; others are more polemical in nature and offer students a window into controversies about the text; others are simply unusual, dynamic pieces that offer students different reading experiences as well interesting connections with Raisin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements How to Use this Book Unit 1: What does Ruth risk by seeing "that woman"? Rickie Solinger: The Abortionist: A Woman Against the Law Loretta 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 2012 Unit 3: What's with Beneatha's hair? Andrea Benton Rushing: "Hair-Raising" bell hooks: Black Looks: Race and Representation Alice 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 Covenant Chief Justice Fred Vinson: Shelley v. Kraemer Beryl Satter: Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America Unit 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" Rubrics About the Authors Answers to all sections are available on the series website: www.usinginformationaltext.com.