through this course‚ I gained many valuable insights about how to create a literate teaching and learning environment. It not only enables me to get to know more about my literacy learners but also how to select appropriate texts‚ include interactive‚ critical and response perspective in my literacy instruction. Moreover‚ I gain insightful feedback from my supportive colleagues by sharing my presentation with them. I. Getting to Know Literacy Learners‚ P–3 By taking the time to get to know your
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The piano Pageant Scene Corrigan states "Note which elements are repeated to emphasize a point or a perception" (22). Many elements such as angles‚ peeping holes‚ and fingers are portrayed in the film. They are particularly emphasized in the pageant. The pageant scene embodies a story within a story. It contains a great deal of imagery and foreshadowing .The Bluebeard performance emphasis the key concepts of female fatality and female strength in this film. At the start of the performance
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African Americans are still being discriminated and oppressed even though the law of the land says otherwise. I have seen several movies in the past about Africa Americans life during the slavery‚ but I have never read a book before. On the novel “Fences” by August Wilson‚ he wants his audience to be part of a regular African American family and witness the struggle Africa American went through to survive. As a result‚ one of his main character “Troy” depicted as the victim of unjustified arrest and
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huge similarity between “The Piano Lesson” and “Fences” is that both plays stick primarily to the same setting. Each play has a lot to do with what is going on around them. In “Fences‚” the characters express a constant need to break free from the past because they act as anchors holding them down .The “ fence” acting physical force that surrounds the house. In “The Piano Lesson” follows a few different families overcoming key issues through an object‚ which the piano is represented with spirits
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Turner 1 Lydia Turner January 19‚ 2013 HUM 121S Dr. M. Lynn Barnes Abstract ideas and concrete images sometimes merge in “Piano and Drums” by I think piano being Africa and the drums being other nations. I understood the concrete images as the riverside and the abstract ideas being that the riverside is calm‚ peaceful‚ serine‚ and just how Africa has been for decades. The jungle drums are abstract and the other nations coming with their mystic rhythms‚ their more advanced than Africa
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Sweetie‚ would achieve even higher acclaim for her masterpiece to date‚ The Piano. The Piano portrays the story of a mute‚ unwed Irish woman in late 1800s New Zealand‚ arranged into a marriage with a colonial New Zealand settler. The main character‚ Ada‚ expresses herself with the keys of her piano. She finds herself falling in love with Baines‚ one of the natives of her new home‚ after he persuades her to give him piano lessons in exchange for her beloved musical instrument. Ada is very emotionally
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expanding physical layers of security along the Mexican border began to gain serious importance in the minds of lawmakers. Signed into law by Ex-President George W. Bush‚ the Secure Fence Act in 2006 mandated the construction of almost 700 miles of barrier fence along the Mexican border; proponents of the physical fence believe that the barrier will act as a strategic impediment for those who wish to cross the border from Mexico into the United States illegally. While the wall proposed is 700 miles
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The Impact of Physical and Psychological Boundaries in August Wilson’s Fences The early 1950’s was a time of enormous importance because of the Civil Rights Movement which emphasized equal rights for blacks and whites. According to the book Approaching Literature‚ this time period became very familiar to August Wilson‚ the author of the play Fences. Wilson‚ an African American man‚ was raised by his mother and his ex-convict father. For a short period of time‚ before moving back to his
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Whew! My piano recital had ended and I hadn’t flubbed up which made the perfect end to the evening. As much as I hated performing‚ I’d finally reached the upper echelon of piano students. And then on the way home‚ my father burst my bubble. "I’m yanking you out of piano lessons and signing you up with Mrs. Seabury‚" he announced. "You’re joking‚ right?" I asked‚ looking at my mom for support. "I don’t like the way you play‚" he said. "You’re not playing music‚ you’re playing notes
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In 1986‚ August Wilson published the play Fences which exhibits the life of an African American family during segregation. The protagonist of the play is the father of three children; all from separate women‚ Troy Maxson. Wilson uses the title of the play to create a metaphor in the play‚ which is symbolic. Throughout the play the characters build “fences” to create boundaries‚ provide safety‚ and give a meaning to family. Rose‚ Troy’s wife‚ builds fences to protect her own vulnerability through her
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