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ISBN:978-1-56077-663-5
Description:
African-American characters live in a city similar to Pittsburgh just before the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The members of the Maxon family come into conflict with each other over how they should live their lives: Should the sons’ futures be limited by their inheritance of attitudes from America’s long-extinct slave culture and Jim Crow laws? Or, is it realistic for the younger generation to follow its dreams based on merit and skill by taking advantage of academic and athletic incentives that the white establishment offers? Fences won four Tony awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle award for best play, and the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
Activities:
Lessons provide opportunities for students to perform research. Students use their research and study of the play to write essays. They analyze character, motivations, and conflicts. They study the use of language, connotation, and denotation.
An exam with answer key is included in the final lesson for this play. A handout in the final lesson suggests several essay topics.
Ethical Values:
Compassion
Endurance
Faith
Family commitment
Respect
Responsibility
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