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    beginning of every class I wrote down on a little white board the lessons plan for that day. For example‚ Today we will: Watch the film for 40 minutes. Finish a true of false worksheet. Your homework will be‚ to read a small part of the book Rabbit-Proof Fence. My plan was to motivate my students to learn by using task-based tasks (communicative teaching approach) content – based teaching and multisensory teaching. In every group activity I divided my students by strengths: Student 1 writes. Student 2 makes

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    Rabbit-Proof Fence

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    recaptured and sent back to camp. The other girls keep walking along the rabbit-proof fence until it runs out‚ but they don’t lose hope‚ they keep walking until it continues and they can feel their home. They are then reunited with their mother and grandmother after 9 weeks of walking to get home. This is when the epilogue begins to give us details after. Symbolism: RABBIT-PROOF FENCE – the fence is referring to the actual fence but is very symbolic because it is built by whites and it gives the feeling

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Identity and Power in Rabbit Proof Fence Humans naturally seek community and belonging. A sense of community powerfully influences self identity. Community is often found in the nation; that is‚ in "a collection of people who have come to believe that they have been shaped by a common past and are destined to share a common future‚ […and possess] a sense of otherness from groups around them" (Enloe). It is this "otherness" that both strengthens and endangers community bonds‚ and the pursuit of

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    In the play Fences‚ one of the theme is parent-child relationships. The main character Troy has a poor relationship with his son Cory. The two always argue and rarely have good moments in the play. Troy does not want Cory to be like him‚ but does not want him to do what he wants. In my opinion‚Troy’s relationship with Cory is very poor because of the way Troy treats him. Troy has fulfilled the basic obligations to Cory and says he does not have to like him. A father should take care of the family

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    RABBIT PROOF FENCE INTRODUCTION 50‚ 000 half- cast aboriginal children were taken away from their families in the 20th century. Can you imagine being taken away from everything and everyone you ever loved or cared about to never see them in your life again? The film “The Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Philip Noyce set in Western Australia highlights unfairness and the vulnerability of aboriginal people. The stolen generation is a devastating story. It is honestly hard to believe that

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    Analysis of “FencesAugust Wilson’s famous play “Fences” is a drama set in the 1950’s. Being a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the best play of the year‚ this play has had many positive responses to blacks and whites in this society. It is about protagonist Troy Maxson as well as his african american family that is filled with drama and excitement. In Wilson’s Fences by Joseph Wessling he expresses‚ “Fences is about the always imperfect quest for true manhood. Troy’s father was less of a “true”

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    In “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce‚ the main themes in the film are the loss of a home and family and the strong bond with family. From the scene depicting Molly‚ Gracie and Daisy’s journey back home‚ the audience observes the struggle they face as they travel 1500 miles through unfamiliar territory to return to their land‚ their homes and families. It reveals Molly’s ambition to return to her Mother. Phillip Noyce conveys this to the viewers by the use of camera angles and editing

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    August Wilson is known for incorporating four over line themes in his works. His work Fences‚ is no exception. In the Marshall Miles Lewis Talks with August Wilson interview‚ Wilson claims that themes in the 1900’s were “ultimately about love‚ honor‚ duty‚ betrayal- what I call the Big Themes” (Lewis 1028). Honor is showed when a son who was mistreated by his father comes back to pay his respect for his father’s death. Duty is presented by when a friend must end a friendship in order to keep his

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    onto the indigenous peoples. In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Christian missionaries came to Nigeria- specifically where the Igbo tribe was located‚ and imposed their religion and culture upon them. Similarly‚ in the film Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Philip Noyce‚ the colonial government of Australia put in

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Rabbit-Proof Fence Rabbit proof fence tells a true story of three young aboriginal girls‚ who are taken from their mothers and forced to be “re-educated” of the western ways at a remote settlement near Moore River. Molly‚ the oldest of the three‚ takes responsibility of the 2 younger girls‚ Gracie and Daisy. Molly‚ Gracie and daisy are taken away from their home in jigalong‚ they suffered a long journey to an education camp near Moore River‚ throughout their epic journey they attempt the impossible

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