Triple
T21296498
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harry J. Elam Jr. |
E524936
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson | Statement: [Harry J. Elam Jr., notableWork, Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson Context triple: [Harry J. Elam Jr., notableWork, Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson]
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A.
August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle
August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle is a celebrated series of ten plays chronicling African American life in Pittsburgh across each decade of the 20th century.
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B.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
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C.
The Language of African Theatre
"The Language of African Theatre" is an essay by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques the use of colonial languages in African drama and advocates for indigenous languages as central to authentic African theatrical expression.
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D.
“The Problem of Lorraine Hansberry”
“The Problem of Lorraine Hansberry” is an essay by Adrienne Rich that critically examines playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s life, work, and political commitments from a feminist perspective.
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E.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson Target entity description: Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson is a scholarly volume that offers educators critical essays and practical strategies for teaching the dramas of acclaimed American playwright August Wilson.
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A.
August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle
August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle is a celebrated series of ten plays chronicling African American life in Pittsburgh across each decade of the 20th century.
-
B.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
-
C.
The Language of African Theatre
"The Language of African Theatre" is an essay by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques the use of colonial languages in African drama and advocates for indigenous languages as central to authentic African theatrical expression.
-
D.
“The Problem of Lorraine Hansberry”
“The Problem of Lorraine Hansberry” is an essay by Adrienne Rich that critically examines playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s life, work, and political commitments from a feminist perspective.
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E.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b517e6748190850d6f6ddf323d69 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7385858ec8190bdc9c5cdcb8d4507 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:04 p.m.