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Honors 11: Fences Wrap up + Intro to Rev. Theatre

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

Third hour lost some time today due to the lock down drill, but we spent the majority of the hour discussing and adding notes to our Fences discussion guide before submitting it to the inbox for points. Afterwards, I quickly … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Fences Act I-II

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

We watched a few more scenes today to further our characterization/symbol conversation. You then got to work on your discussion guide. This is to be completed for Monday, and we will share and wrap up our discussion then. Here’s Denzel’s … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: August Wilson + Act I of Fences

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

We first watched a bit of this 1988 PBS interview with August Wilson. We did not finish. Feel free to finish on your own (we left off around the 15 minute mark). We then watched this clip from The Cosby … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Quiz of Synthesis + August Wilson Intro

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

We took this quiz in small groups of 3. One student uploaded your work to turnitin.com when time was called. For the last couple minutes of the hour I introduced Fences’ author, August Wilson with these notes specifically. Tomorrow we … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: “The Case for Reparations” and Synthesis with other sources

Posted on May 27, 2016 by

We discussed the Coates article and its connections to other sources via the chart completed yesterday. You took notes in the margins as we discussed in another color. This was submitted to the inbox. Here’s an ‘interesting’ response to Coates’ … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Review for Final

Posted on June 8, 2015 by

We played a review game in teams today. I will let you know tomorrow who won. Here are the questions and answers. You will have the hour tomorrow to review on your own and ask me questions. Our final is … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Fences Discussion Cont. + Intro to “Incident” by Baraka/Cullen

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

We started the hour discussing the remaining time in class and what we still have to do before the end of the semester. I will give you final exam reviews on Monday. We then watched this interview with Denzel Washington … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Fences Discussion + August Wilson

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

We first began the hour by watching this 1988 PBS interview with August Wilson (feel free to finish watching). We discussed its connection to the play and the ways in which it was interesting. We then watched a clip of … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: Counselor College Application Presentations

Posted on May 26, 2015 by

I took attendance today and gave you this discussion guide for Act I of Fences to complete for tomorrow before we headed up to the lab for the presentations. For homework, you must also finish reading the play. As we … Continue reading →

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Honors 11: The Case for Reparations cont. + Act I of Fences

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

We wrapped up our conversation of Coates’ “The Case for Reparations,” and transitioned into the ways in which Coates’ argument plays out in Act I of Fences. We debriefed briefly on the Maxsons, specifically Troy, and Act I of the play … Continue reading →

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