In order to write your essay on comparing reading A Raisin in the Sun to viewing it, you will need the following information. Remember your guiding question: How is reading a play different from viewing one?
Here is a digital copy of A Raisin in the Sun if you need one.
Citing the Print Version a A Raisin in the Sun
- Login to Noodletools on the right side by clicking Sign in with Google
- If you have not done so, create a new project: name it, MLA style, ADVANCED level (you will need this level for a later source you cite)
- Change the tab to sources and click on +Create a new citation
- Then, choose Print or in hand > book
- Enter the book's ISBN and search: 9780679755333
- Click to select the result (it will turn a different color) and choose Import Selected Source at the bottom of that box
- Check the info on the next screen and click Continue
- Noodletools will fill in the info in the template for you. Click Save when done.
Stage and Audio Productions of A Raisin in the Sun
Audio: Act I
Audio: Act II
Audio: Act III
Citing the Stage Production
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Citing the Audio Recording
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In-Text Citations
Although you will be referencing two pieces pieces originally written by Lorraine Hansberry and called the same thing, A Raisin in the Sun, your in-text citations will be different because of the different directors of the stage production and the audio recording.
Use the following:
Note: where it says time stamp/pg number in green, you will need to fill in the approximate time in the video/audio you are referencing in your essay.
Although you will be referencing two pieces pieces originally written by Lorraine Hansberry and called the same thing, A Raisin in the Sun, your in-text citations will be different because of the different directors of the stage production and the audio recording.
Use the following:
- For referencing the live performance version: (Johnson time stamp)
- For referencing the audio version: (Bellamy time)
- For referencing the print/digital version of the actual written play: (Hansberry page#)
Note: where it says time stamp/pg number in green, you will need to fill in the approximate time in the video/audio you are referencing in your essay.
Exporting Your Citations From Noodletools
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Getting your exported Works Cited Page onto the last page of your essay in Docs
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