Junior Poetry Prize
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symbolism video
on Monday, November 30, 2009
This video would be used in conjunction with the following UEN standards:
9th grade
Objective 3
(Comprehension of Literary Text): Comprehend literature by evaluating the contribution to meaning of several literary elements within a work of literature.
Interpret figurative language in literature (i.e., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and symbolism).
10th grade
Objective 3
(Comprehension of Literary Text): Comprehend literature by recognizing the use of literary elements across genres and cultures.
Analyze the use of simile, metaphor, pun, irony, symbolism, allusion and personification.
If I were using this in the classroom, I would have read Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" with them before they viewed this video so that they were somewhat familiar with it. I would then assign them to watch the video and write down their ideas about symbolism in the poem and bring them to class. Then we would discuss the symbolism they saw together, emphasizing that sometimes people see slightly different symbols in the same thing, and that's ok. Then I would give them more symbolic poetry to interpret in small groups.
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I loved your video Rachel and flagged it as a good example for the future. Great way to stimulate thought on symbolism.
The only point lost (which was a common one to miss) was your credits were not specific enough. To truly cite someone, you need to provide enough information that we could find it ourselves. Think of citing books---you usually cite specific pages when you quote things. Similar with photos, we need to know specific places or users so we can find the photos, not just "flickr.com"
Otherwise, great job!
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