“Fences” Act 1: Exploring the barriers to success

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  • Title: “Fences” Act 1: Exploring the barriers to success: An analysis of Act 1, culminating in a current event research paper
  • Author(s): Sarah Mc Fadden
  • Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Collection: Learning Design and Leadership Modules
  • Series: English Language
  • Keywords: Literacy, CCSS, close reading, text analysis, historical context, text evidence, discrimination, research
  • Date: March 25, 2021

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Abstract

In this module students will work with Act 1 of “Fences” by August Wilson. The module will focus on addressing common core standards. The anchor standards being citing textual evidence, analyzing author’s choices, and writing textual analysis pieces. The goal of this module is for students to examine the historical context of “Fences” and create multimedia representations of their analysis.