Our Town

What happens between Act I and Act II?

• Nice years have passed.

• Five years have passed.

• Three years have passed.

• Nothing. No tme has passed.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Identify the theme: "Do nay human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

• Be who you are going to be, not what other want you to be.

• Enjoy life while you live it. Do not take life for granted.

• Community plays a role in shaping our decisions and actions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does this quote revela about the Stage Manager? "There's Doc Gibbs coming' down Main Street now, comin' back from that baby case. And here's his wife comin' downstairs to get breakfast...Doc Gibbs died in 1930. The new hospital's named after him. Mrs. Gibbs died first long time ago, in fact.

• The Stage Manager is from Grover's Corners.

• The Stage Manager is related to Doc Gibbs. .

• The Stage Manager is omniscient (all-knowing)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Identify the theme: "Oh Mama, just look at me one minute as though you really saw me. Mama, fouteeen years have gone by. I'm ded. You're a grandmother, Mama. I married George Gibbs, Mama. Wally's dead. Mama, his appendix burst on a camping trip to North Conway. We felt just terrible about it, don't you remember? But, just for a moment now we're all together. Mama, just for a moment we're happy. Let's look at one another."

• Enjoy life while you live it. Don't take life for granted.

• Be who you are going to be, not what others want you to be.

• Community plays a role in shaping our decisions and actions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Act III is about ...

• Emily dying.

• George and Emily getting married.

• a normal day in Grover's Corners.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Act I is about ...

• Emily dying.

• a normal day in Grover's Corners.

• George and Emily getting married.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Act II is about ...

• Emily dying.

• a normal day in Grover's Corners.

• George and Emily getting married.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What happens between Act II and Act III?

• Nine years have passed.

• Five years have passed.

• Three years have passed.

• Nothing. No time has passed.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Identify the theme: "Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense."

• Community plays a role in shaping our decisions and actions.

• Enjoy life while you live it. Don't take life for granted.

• Be who you are going to be, not what others want you to be.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Identify the theme: "Live people don't understand, do they?"

• Community plays a role in shaping our decisions and actions.

• Enjoy life while you live it. Don't take life for granted.

• Be who you are going to be, not what others want you to be.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2