Do some research on the time period of this play and autobiography on August Wilson (in your own words) make this brief August Wilson's Bio: complete name, DOB, DOD, education, conflicts from childhood to adult, achievements, personal life, works.Time Period of the play Fences: what was going on at that time.
August Wilson complete name is Frederick August Kittel Wilson had change his name to August Wilson to honor his mother after his father's death in 1965 August Wilson was the fourth of six child
August Wilson was born in April 27,1945 and past way on Oct 2,2005
About is education Wilson Augustan is an African American who was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American playwright. August Wilson Learning to read at the age of four. The first he read was Nancy Drew mysteries, by age 12 he was a regular at the local library.Wilson was an unexceptional student who developed a reputation for yelling answers out of turn in class. When he turned in a well-written term paper on Napoleon, Wilson was accused of plagiarism by a teacher who would not believe a black child could do that well on his own. Wilson would often find notes on his desk reading "Nigger go home."At the age of 15 August Wilson was sick of the racism that surrounded him, Wilson dropped out of school and began to educate himself, beginning in the "Negro" section of the public library. Reading works by Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright and more. At home, his family had to endure racial taunts when they moved to the mostly white Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh.
Conflicts from childhood to adult in1960:· August Wilson Drops out of Gladstone High School 10th grade when a teacher accuses him of plagiarizing a 20-page paper on Napoleon.· Gets his own education at the library and on the street.1962-1963:· Enlists in U.S. Army for three years, leaves after one..1965:· August Wilson biological father dies· Buys his first typewriter ($20) writes poetry.· Moves into rooming house on Bedford Avenue.1969:· August Wilson stepfather dies, David Bedford.· August Wilson Marries Brenda Burton.1970:· August Wilson has a daughter named Sakina Ansari Wilson1972:· The Marriage of August Wilson and Brenda Burton ends.1976:· "The Homecoming" for Kuntu Theater.· Sizwe Bansi Is Dead at Public Theater, his first professional play.1978:· August Wilson Moves to St. Paul, Minn. with advice of friend Claude Purdy.1981:· August Wilson gets Married again to Judy Oliver who is a social worker.1983:· August Wilson mom Daisy Wilson dies1987:· The book "Fences" opens up on Broadway, wins Pulitzer, grosses $11 million in its first year1989:· "Fences" first Wilson play staged by Pittsburgh Public Theater.· Named 1990 Pittsburgh of the Year by Pittsburgh Magazine.1990:· August Wilson gives a speech in 1990 Pittsburgh of Year award.· "Piano Lesson" opens on Broadway, wins Pulitzer Prize.· August Wilson and Judy Oliver Marriage is over· August Wilson moves to Seattle.1994:· August Wilson gets Married again to Costanza Romero who is a costume designer.· "Piano Lesson" filmed in Pittsburgh.1997:· August Wilson has a Public debate in New York City with critic Robert Burstein on status of black theater.August Wilson has a child named Azula Carmen Wilson1999:· Honored at 100th anniversary of Hill District Branch Library (March 18).· Round-table discussion with three other black playwrights at Public Theater. Marion McClinton says, "August is Michael Jackson at this table."· Named by Post-Gazette as top Pittsburgh cultural power broker."King Hedley II" premieres
August Wilson achievements/ Awards:Pulitzer Prize Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, 1984Fences, 1987,Joe Turner's Come Gone, 1988Tony Award best drama Fences, 1986–87American Theater Critics Award, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998American Academy of Arts and Letters, inductee, 1995National Humanities Medal from the President of the United States, 1999;Harold Washington Literary Award, 2001.
August Wilson personal life, August Wilson had erased his connection to his real father when he adopted his mother's name in the 1970s. David Bedford became August Wilson's stepfather when the he was a teenager, but the relationship between father and son was rocky.
Outline/Critical Lens essay
Introduction:(Paragraph 1)
Restate
Interpret
Agree or Disagree with quote
Cite authors & specific genre, introduce two examples of literature (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories")
Body:(Paragraph2)
Analysis on first literature
Include literary terms and elements
Title and Author (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories must be put in quotes with the punctuation within this quote.
"What does this literary work has to do with the quote/lens?How can I use this work to support my interpretation of the quote?1-2 New Literary Terms (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols).
Body:(paragraph3)
Analysis on second literature
Include literary terms and elements
Title and Author (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories"What does this literary work has to do with the quote?
How can I use this work to support my interpretation of the quote?
1-2 New Literary Terms (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols)
Specific Examples
Body:(Paragraph4)
Another analysis on literature. Stronger emphasis on l
literary term/s. (usually theme)
Use Literary Terms that the two works may have in common (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols)
Or here you can compare and contrast the two works.
Concluding:( paragraph5)
Restate your opinion on the quote Clincher: Explain why your opinion is important, how it relates to the world at large, or why you care about it.
Restate
Interpret
Agree or Disagree with quote
Cite authors & specific genre, introduce two examples of literature (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories")
Body:(Paragraph2)
Analysis on first literature
Include literary terms and elements
Title and Author (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories must be put in quotes with the punctuation within this quote.
"What does this literary work has to do with the quote/lens?How can I use this work to support my interpretation of the quote?1-2 New Literary Terms (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols).
Body:(paragraph3)
Analysis on second literature
Include literary terms and elements
Title and Author (underline novels, "Poems and Short Stories"What does this literary work has to do with the quote?
How can I use this work to support my interpretation of the quote?
1-2 New Literary Terms (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols)
Specific Examples
Body:(Paragraph4)
Another analysis on literature. Stronger emphasis on l
literary term/s. (usually theme)
Use Literary Terms that the two works may have in common (plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, symbols)
Or here you can compare and contrast the two works.
Concluding:( paragraph5)
Restate your opinion on the quote Clincher: Explain why your opinion is important, how it relates to the world at large, or why you care about it.
Part 4,ELA Regents Critical Lens (Essay Outline)
Homework: take one of the previous critical lens that you've already listed on your Blog page and do the following on your Blogs.
Keep/update the introductory paragraph
Then, outline the rest of the essay i.e
Introduction
According to Bernadette Devlin “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. Another way to say this is that sacrifices must be made in order to achieve your goals. I agree with this quote because in life in order to achieve yours goals sometimes scarifies have to be made. The books The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs show how this pertains to events which take place throughout the books.
Keep/update the introductory paragraph
Then, outline the rest of the essay i.e
Introduction
According to Bernadette Devlin “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. Another way to say this is that sacrifices must be made in order to achieve your goals. I agree with this quote because in life in order to achieve yours goals sometimes scarifies have to be made. The books The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs show how this pertains to events which take place throughout the books.
Part IV of the ELA Regents:Critical Lens
August 2006 ELA Critical Lens & Level 6A essay: “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.”
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
According to Bernadette Devlin“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. Another way to say this is that sacrifices must be made in order to achieve your goals.The books "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs show how this pertains to events which take place throughout the books.
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
According to Bernadette Devlin“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. Another way to say this is that sacrifices must be made in order to achieve your goals.The books "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs show how this pertains to events which take place throughout the books.
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