This is a three-day lesson that explores the use of symbolism in spoken, written, graphic, and other visual forms. Students will analyze images, poems, songs, and works of literature that have examples of symbolism. Students will create either an Online Presentation using: Prezi, Slideshark or Screencast; Concept Map: Cacoo; Online Cartoonr: ToonDoon; or Online Poster: PiktoChart representing Symbolism in the following four categories: poem, movie, song and work of literature.
Students will be exposed to a variety of materials in this lesson to keep them engaged. Materials are differentiated based on students abilities. The differentiation includes: Audio and Visual examples, Powerpoint simplified terminology; Class discussion; Graphic Organizers, Reference Sheets, and Google Docs and Class Blog.