Maddie Luebbert

Curriculum Unit: Fences by August Wilson

English 1

Day of Topic in Class Reading for Homework Assignment Due

Unit

Day 1 The American Dream Characters; Setting; The

Play (xiii-xviii)

Day 2 Drama

Day 3 Background of Fences: August Act One, Scene One (1-20)

Wilson

Day 4 Background of Fences: Act One, Scene Two (21-28) Scene Summary Sheet I.i
Pittsburgh

Day 5 Characterization We Are The Ship, 2nd Inning Scene Summary Sheet I.ii

Day 6 Baseball & The Negro Leagues We Are The Ship, 5th Inning

Day 7 Baseball & The Negro Leagues Act One, Scene Three (29-40)

Day 8 Stars of the Negro Leagues We Are The Ship, Extra Innings Scene Summary Sheet I.iii

Day 9 Jackie Robinson & Integration Act One, Scene Four (41-58) We Are The Ship Profile of Troy

Day The End of the Negro Leagues The Great Migration, 1915- Scene Summary Sheet I.iv
10 1970 from The Warmth of Other
Suns

Day The Great Migration Act Two, Scene One (59-72) We Are The Ship Profile of Troy
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Day The Great Migration Scene Summary Sheet II.i

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Day This Is The Rope by Jacqueline Act Two, Scene Two and Act Two, The Warmth of Other Suns
13 Woodson Scene Three (73-79) Worksheet

Day Jacob Lawrence Scene Summary Sheet II.ii-iii

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Day Jacob Lawrence Act Two, Scene Four (80-89) Jacob Lawrence Worksheet
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Day The Play vs. The Film Scene Summary Sheet II.iv
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Day The Play vs. The Film Act Two, Scene Five (90-101) Characterization Sheets
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Day The American Dream in the Scene Summary Sheet II.v

18 Maxon Family

Day Presentations of Scene Design Scene Design

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Day Presentations of Scene Design

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