https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2 PLEASE RESPOND IN ONE POST: How would you describe the description of the setting? What is the central idea / focus of the information titled "The Play" (right before Act One Scene One)? en-us 2020-09-21 20:22:20 UTC 2020-09-22 22:39:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769017874 The setting is described in a sad manner. Things are random and beaten up. It focuses on the physical appearance of things and not the emotional value of the setting. 

]]> 2020-09-22 16:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769017874 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769022360 2020-09-22 16:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769022360 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769025107 The setting  is described as being somewhat desolate and in need of repair, but still familiar to the characters as their home.

The central idea of "The Play" is to give some historical context about the 1950s. It gives an explanation of the progress that had been made for people of color, as well as all the work and struggles that still remained. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769025107 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769025621 The setting is at Troy and his families house, which is two-stories, brick, and has a small dirt yard. The central idea is showing what the time was like, and how African-Americans had to work harder.]]> 2020-09-22 16:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769025621 807048 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769026786 The setting's description is pretty negative, detailing an old house in need of repair. The central focus of "The Play" is how different the experiences of the children of African slaves were from European immigrants'. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769026786 806804 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769027399 The setting is in the mid 1900's in Troy's families home in a beat down area


]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769027399 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769027421 The setting is introduced with a depressing tone. It is described with only sad terms.
"The Play" summarizes the time period where the actual scenes of the play take place. It introduces the reader to the events that begin the play.]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769027421 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028529 The setting depicted in Fences is one of a beaten down nature, nearly everything is in need of repairs. The time setting centers around the sixties ]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028529 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028818 The setting is described as being the outdoor land surrounding Troy's house. It is described in a fairly simplistic manner, but it also mentions several small details such as the fact that the porch is "badly in need of paint." As for the central idea of the information in "The Play," it mainly addresses how white people had much more opportunities to succeed than people of color during the 1950s. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028818 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028985 2020-09-22 16:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769028985 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029355 The setting is described thoroughly, since it's a play. The focus of "The Play" is to convey information about what was happening in the 1950's]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029355 806898 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029885 The setting is Troy’s house and the description of it seems to be rather empty or sad. It sounds unfinished and in need of work. The central focus of the section titled “The Play” is to talk about the creation of America from Britain and how the African Americans were treated. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029885 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029962 The setting is described as old and random. Random things lie around the yard and it talks about how the porch is in need for some paint and depicts it as a messy place. The focus of the information titles "The Play" was to educate us on how we got to this point of racism, to talk about the origins and ancestral descent of the African-Americans in America.

]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769029962 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769030437 The setting is a small porch in front of a small house with additional small details. The main idea of "The Play" is to show a lot of contrast between the lives of African Americans and other immigrants in the US.]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769030437 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769030779 The setting is described as being sorrowful. It is taken place at the Maxon household at their old and beaten up house that needs a lot of work. The central idea is focused on the racism someone experienced and how their life is effected by it.]]> 2020-09-22 16:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769030779 8079911 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769031286 The setting is described as an old home that needs to be refurnished. Many miscellaneous items surround the house. "The Play" expresses the struggles/life of African Americans during this period of time.
 ]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769031286 8047751 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769031987 The setting is Troy's house and the area surrounding troy's house, it is described with a depressing tone. "The Play" summarizes the time period and gives some historical context.]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769031987 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769033763 The story takes place in the front yard of the Maxson house. The setting is described as a very desolate and depressing place. From the section "the Play" readers can assume that the story is centered around the struggles of African American people during a period of economic growth.]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769033763 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769034686 The description of the setting is a little bit bleak, with a sense of tenacity alongside the bleakness.

The section titled "The Play" focuses on describing background information regarding the descendants of Africans in the United States of America and their hardships and perseverance.]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769034686 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769035030 The setting is described in a melancholy manner. The house is simple, with random things scattered in the yard. It feels incomplete, as if the house still needs work. The central idea of "The Play" is about the 1950s and how people lived, depending on the privilege and rights they had. It summarized the differences between the lifestyles of European immigrants and the descendants of African slaves. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769035030 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769035101 The setting is a beaten up porch in front of a  small house with  a bare yard. 

The focus of the information in "The Play", is the bigger picture to provide historical context.]]> 2020-09-22 16:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769035101 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769036825 The setting describes various aspects of the house with negative traits like "dubious" and "ancient." The central idea of "The Play" is that is to give context of the hardships that African Americans faced.]]> 2020-09-22 16:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769036825 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769037583 The setting is shown as a more poor area of the city. The central idea is to give some background knowledge of the whole situation.]]> 2020-09-22 16:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769037583 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769043821 2020-09-22 16:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769043821 https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769072634 The setting of the play is the yard and porch surrounding Troy's house.  The description of the setting made his porch and yard feel sad, worn, and yet filled with melancholy. The portion called "The play" has a central idea/goal of educating us (the reader) on systemic racism in America and how leading to this time racism had been cultivated in America.]]> 2020-09-22 16:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/Fences1P2/wish/769072634