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Critique of The Piano Lesson *No Works Cited The Piano Lesson is a masterpiece in itself, earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1990. However, this particular play has elements not typical of modern plays. It has the quintessential plot that encompasses a conflict. On the surface, the conflict is between Boy Willie and his sister, Bernice. However, beneath that conflict, lies the symbolism of the characters. Boy Willie symbolizes the American way or the white man's culture. Bernice is the African-American

method of storytelling in The Piano Lesson. Symbolism is a technique used by writers to associate one object or idea with another. This technique is essential in The Piano Lesson due to the small-scale, rural environment in which the story is told. Important thoughts and ideas that Wilson is trying to portray about African-American society could never be expressed without symbolism, due to this small setting. There are many examples of symbolism in The Piano Lesson, but one can get a good idea of

LESSON PLAN Name: Summer Whitney WGU Task Objective Number: 602.8 GENERAL INFORMATION 50min. | Lesson Title & Subject(s): Using Puppets to demonstrate letters and sounds. Topic or Unit of Study: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Grade/Level: K Instructional Setting: Kindergarten classroom, 23 students will be sitting at desks for presentation of new information on Phonemic Awareness. Then students will be put into groups of three by teacher for independent practice

For my social studies lesson plan, I taught my lesson based on the book, Alexander Graham Bell: A Famous Inventor, by Justin McCory Martin. In this lesson, the students learned the biography of Alexander Graham Bell, they read the text closely to determine what it said, make logical inferences from it, participate in conversations and collaborations with partners, and describe the relationship between illustrations and the text. In order to do this we completed a “My Facts Book about Alexander

anything." Shaws words mean that people who are single-minded cannot view life from a person who is open-minded. There are plenty of reasons to not change. But without change, how will you progress? Without progress, how will you grow? In The Piano Lesson, August Wilson shows how Boy Willie is not susceptible to change his mind, or his views on the piano. Although Bernice wants to keep the piano for sentimental value, Boy willie wants to sell it because it is considered a grudge to the family and

In The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson, Berniece struggles with her personal connection with the piano. Her families past reveal her relationship with the piano. The piano meant a lot of things to a lot of different people over the years. The piano is a complex and multilayers symbol; its meanings are both personal and political. For example, Berniece was affected by the piano positively and negatively. She had a sentimental connection with it and never wanted to get rid of it. But the piano had a

a SIOP Lesson Plan Mandy Wynne Grand Canyon University: ESL-434 Advanced Principles of SEI Instruction and Assessment Sep 24, 2012 (O101) October 21, 2012 Using SEI Strategies in a SIOP Lesson Plan This lesson should be taught in a sixth grade class. The students do not have to be English Language Learners, (ELL) in order to benefit from this lesson and meet state standards. It is an interactive way to learn about different geographic regions of students in the class. The lesson should

Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan of Questioning Objective The purpose of this lesson is to teach my student to know what they supposed to be learning and why by using questioning strategies while reading. Students learn more effectively when they know what they are presumed to be looking for in the reading assignments. In addition, the student will develop the ability to follow a plot, to make inferences on the action of the characters, and to draw conclusions on the text’s events. Behavior Standards

participate in some sort of music program. When the teachers observe the students that take music lessons and the students that do not there is a pattern. Most of the students that took music lessons usually do better in school than the ones that do not take lessons. Taking some sort of music lesson while in school helps in so many ways. Children should take music lessons. Students that take music lessons are usually at an advantage in the ability to sit still and having focus. While playing your instrument

“The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara is a story about a group of seven kids and is told in the point of view of Sylvia, one of the children that seems to be a leader of the group. The other children of the group were Sugar, Flyboy, Fat Butt, Junebug, Q.T., Rosie Giraffe, and Mercedes. They are taken to an upscale toy store by an elderly lady, named Miss Moore, who lives in their neighborhood and takes the responsibility of educating the children when they are not in school. Miss Moore takes the children