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Thunder Rock: The Play, And Enriching The High School Curriculum, Jason William Bayless Jan 2012

Thunder Rock: The Play, And Enriching The High School Curriculum, Jason William Bayless

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This thesis is a position paper developing an argument for the advancement of the play Thunder Rock, by Robert Ardrey, into consideration for the California Reading List for Public High Schools. To support the validity of the argument the thesis explores three key elements: the content of the play itself; connections to the California Content Standards for California Public Schools; as well as related instructional methods appropriate to the task of teaching the play. The goal is to develop in this thesis not only an argument for the inclusion of Thunder Rock into the California Reading List, but also create …