Tuesday, February 28

Objective: SWBAT evaluate the differences in characters’ parenting styles.

Do-Now: What type of parent do you plan on being one day?  What will you encourage your children to do?  What will you encourage them not to do?  How involved will you be in their lives and in the decisions they make?  How much discipline will you give to them?

Today: 1) Class will create a list of common parenting styles, listing the Pros and Cons of each.

2) Class will read Act 1, Scene 3 pp. 30-39, focusing on the relationship between Troy, Rose, and Cory.  How do Troy/Roses’ relationship to Cory remind you of their relationship to Lyons?  What reasons does Troy give for not allowing Cory to play football?  What do you believe might be his true reasons?

3) In pairs, students will finish reading Act 1, Scene 3 focusing on the continuing conflict in the marriage of Troy and Rose caused by their different parenting styles.

4) Writing Assignment: Evaluate your mother or father’s parenting style.  What type of parent are they?  Do they fit into one of the categories the class came up with today?  How do they compare with the parents from the plays we have read? (Ruth, Walter, Mama, Troy, Rose)

Exit Slip: If you were the father/mother of Cory, would you allow him to play football or would you force him to work instead?  Which do you feel is more important?

Homework: Finish parenting style evaluation.