Troy's Conflicts: February 14, 2019

Focus: What central conflicts are set up in the first scene of Fences?

1. Warming up with a Valentines introduction to your Fences vocabulary!

2. Finishing Act 1, Scene 1 in Fences together with a focus on Troy's conflicts

3. Viewing the film adaptation of Act 1, Scene 1 and reflecting on it with this exit ticket

HW:
1. Make sure you have completed the three Connect, Extend, Challenge blog entries: 

• Connect, Extend, Challenge #1: The photograph of the police officer and the KKK child.

• Connect, Extend, Challenge #2: Brainstorming the word "fence"; investigating a passage from Act 1, Scene 1.

• Connect, Extend, Challenge #3: Responding to the Ta-Nehisi interview from today's warm-up.

2. TOMORROW, Friday, February 15, marks the end of the first 6 weeks. Please submit all make-up work, revised work, and missing work by 3:45 this Friday. Also, if any of your grades are incorrect, please e-mail me by Friday. After Friday, all grades in IC will stand as they are. CHECK YOUR GRADES.