Denee Benton

Denee Benton earned fame and recognition mainly for her role in ...

• The Book of Mormon

• Hamilton

• Imatating Whitney Houston at Home

• Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Denee Benton was from what state?

• New York

• Florida

• California

• Pennsylvania

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

to disclose or make evident;

• display

• narrative

• intensified

• advocate

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a spoken or written account of connected events;

• display

• narrative

• intensified

• advocate

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

an actor's part in a play, movie, etc

• display

• narrative

• role

• advocate

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

to increase extreme force, degree, or strength

• display

• narrative

• intensified

• advocate

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

• display

• narrative

• role

• advocate

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which answer best describes the social media project Benton started after playing the role of Natasha?

• She started a photo blog of her work

• She produced a series of videos of the history of the Tony awards.

• She started a hashtag to feature photos and stories of black royalty.

• She posted a memorial to Whitney Houston featuring her own childhood preformances

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which selection best describes the environment in which Benton was raised

• a home with supportive parents

• an orphanage

• a military base just below the arctic

• a suburb with very little access to arts and culture

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Benton discovered what she wanted to be when she grew up mainly when she...

• When she was cast in a school production of Wicked

• When she performed in Hamilton

• When she imitated Whitney Houston

• When she went to NY and saw Wicked

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2