Mama the Matriarch

In the third, and final Unit for my Drama class, we discussed the role of the matriarch. We looked for common traits that matriarchs do and the role that he/she plays in their lives. To get a better understanding of a matriarch, we read A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The play focused on an African’ American family struggling on the South side of Chicago. The play also focused on a matriarch figure who seemed to want nothing but the best for her family. This play helped us get a better understanding of what a matriarch is and their common duties. For our Action Project we looked at chorus's and how they can impact our last action project, in a good way. Choruses usually have two major things; the prologue and the commentary. With this I picked a scene from A Raisin in the Sun, and added three choruses helping the character make better decisions on the outcome of the actual play. I chose mama, the matriarch in the play. There is a scene where mama hits her son, Walter because of a poor decision he makes.The question I have came up with to help better my script is; Can a mother have too much trust and expectation in her kid?. This question is pushed through out the script because Mama only wants the best for her children. Down below is where you can find my script, as well as the audio version.
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Medication Box

For the second unit of Cure, my classmates and I learned about medicines and how they work. We took a closer look at medicine bottles, looking at the back for things such as an active ingredient, side effects, intended effects, and dosage. For the second Action Project, we were to make a medicine box of an aliment. I chose to do my box on Sickle Cell. The box had to include two medications, one prescribed and one over the counter. Meaning you could get it at a store without a prescription. The other two were to be alternative medications. Lastly we had to include a QR code. This code took the viewer to a YouTube video, where we preformed our quadratic equations problem. This problem was to show how we implemented math into our research. Overall this project was interesting because my classmates and I were the first group to do it.

Citations:

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Script Dialogue

In the second unit for Drama, my classmates and I focused on plays and dialogues. We read Henrik Ibsen's A doll's house and The little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. Both plays focus on gender roles in society. These plays helped my classmates and I address our guiding question;"should men and women have different roles in society". We bettered our understanding of gender roles by, going to see a play called Marie Antoinette. This play showed us common gender roles during the 1700's. Given that, we then dove deep into our action project where we were to choose a historical woman and write a play with that person, and another character from a play we've already read. This play would shed light on what a historical female figure would say to someone who has been oppressed by gender roles. The character I decided to chose was, Chimamanda  Ngozi. Although she is not necessarily an historical figure she still stands up against inequality towards females, making her a feminist. She has a huge impact on my script because she changes the viewpoint of someone who has been oppressed by basic gender roles. down below is where you can find my script, enjoy!