Objective: SWBAT recognize and evaluate a reoccurring theme in a text and explain how it relates to the plot of the story.
Do-Now: Why do people build fences? Where do you usually see fences being built? How can a person build fences metaphorically?
Today: 1) How can fences be viewed as a theme in "Fences?"
2) Class will read Act 1, Scene 2 pp. 20-24, discussing the physical vs. emotional fences that Troy is in the process of building. Why does he want to build a fence around his house? Why is he building an emotional fence between himself and his family?
3) In groups of three, students will finish reading Act 1, Scene 2 focusing on the emergence of the character, Gabriel. How does Gabriel’s presence add to the play? Is he a necessary character? What can you infer about Troy based on his treatment of Gabriel.
Homework: Fences Poem: Compose a poem (minimum 20 lines) about the physical and metaphorical (emotional and mental) fences you have put up in your life. In this poem, describe the fences you have put up and explain why you have built them.
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