Have any of you taught symbolism in your classes? I discuss it with students and have had them look for and interpret symbols in their books, but am looking to take that a step further and have them make their own symbols in some sort of project. Have any of you done a symbolism project before? Anyone have any resources they think I should check out? I'm thinking of spending a few days on Edgar Allen Poe, hence the picture of the raven, and some other writers known for their use of symbolism.
Hi Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI teach K-3 but I bet my Third Graders would like this I may give it a try next year. I will look at some of my favorite sites to see if there is anything on it and let you know if I find anything.
Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI'm reading The Lord of the Flies with my lit circles group right now which is dense with allegory. In essence the author is conveying some idea or meaning through symbolism. This is my first expereince teaching students to identify allegory, and I find that it's really difficult to do. My students want a procedure for figuring it out, but to my knowledge, one doesn't exist. I find that if I help my students identify a feature of the story that is symbolic, and let them discuss it in their groups, they are usually pretty accurate with their analysis, or close enough that I can help them the rest of the way. I'll continue to keep a lookout for you and pass on anything I find!
Thanks for your post!
Mike