Play: FENCES tells the story of Troy Maxson, an African-American garbage collector and ex-convict who once had a promising future in baseball. His circumstances as a youth led him to prison, after which he settled down with Rose and made a family.
Paper details:
(2) READ THE PLAY and identify the protagonist or another character.
(3) Use your area of expertise to advise the character about his/her choices in the play.
(4) Textual evidence to support your advice is required, as well.
–Give the name of the protagonist/character of choice.
–Short summary of the play including the conflict. If building a PowerPoint or Prezi, bullet point the summary.
–“Prescribe” the solution, based on your discipline or area of expertise.
(4) Choose one of the following:
–Write a short monologue with your solution for the character
–Write a short dialogue
–Write a song that speaks to your advice for the character.