Spark Notes
Fences by August Wilson: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about August Wilson's Fences. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Fences Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about August Wilson's Fences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interpreting Dramatic Works
Action! Delve into character development in the play Fences by August Wilson, setting the stage for learners to analyze character nuances. Thespians choose a scene from the script, responding with a written account of the...
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Gee's Bend Quilts One
Third graders identify analogous and contemporary colors on the color wheel and identify the five facts about the quilts, women, and community of Gees Bend. Finally, 3rd graders pinned their fabric pieces to the copy paper in the exact...
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Quiz: Intermediate Word Problems
In this intermediate word problem activity, students read word problems, translate them into algebraic equations, and solve for the unknown. This one-page activity contains ten problems.
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Gee's Bend Quilts
Third graders identify five new facts about the quilts, women, and community of Gee's Bend and finish their quilts by sewing the four edges of the quilt down. They review the color wheel and what the terms Primary, Secondary, Analogous,...
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Gee's Bend Quilts Three
Third graders identify and practice sewing a dashed line in an arch shape. They identify with five new facts about quilts, women, and the community of Gee's Bend. Finally, 3rd graders complete the quilt top, batting and backing together.
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Preposition After the Verb
In this verbs with prepositions worksheet, students write the correct preposition in 16 fill-in the blank sentences, write the correct verb in a chart with 3 prepositions given, and create 4 original sentences with verb/preposition...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fences" by August Wilson
The play "Fences" explores the complex relationships of a 1950s middle-class, African American family and how they deal with issues of financial hardship, infidelity, and insecurities. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: August Wilson
Learn more about the famous playwright August Wilson when you visit this educational site. This site features links to several resources ranging from biographical information to lesson plans.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Fences
Fences written by the African American author August Wilson is analyzed in detail in this informative site. Read about the characters, themes and quotations in the play.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: August Wilson
Read about the life of African-American playwright, August Wilson, author of a cycle of plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, about black American life. He won Pulitzer Prizes for Fences (1986) and The Piano Lesson...
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