Symbolism - TeacherWeb

A symbol is a person, place, or thing that stands for something else. Symbolism
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Ex. a sunrise could
stand for hope or a
new beginning
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To identify Symbols look for:
• things that the author
mentions over and over
• objects that seem to have great
importance to the author
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Let's identify some common symbols we
know already:
Stands For:
Symbol
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Let's identify some common symbols we
know already:
Stands For:
Symbol
Let's identify some common symbols we
know already:
Stands For:
Symbol
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Feb 19­10:43 AM
Let's identify some common symbols we
know already:
Stands For:
Symbol
Let's Identify Symbols in Film!
• Watch this video clip.
http://disney.go.com/videos/#/videos/characters/princesses/&content=1984354
• Wedding rings are symbolic not only in this film, but in our lives. What do wedding rings symbolize?
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Let's Identify Symbols in Film!
Let's Identify Symbols in Film!
• Watch this video clip.
• Watch this video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_FguEpJ3fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Vk0Mm6irR4Q
• Why do you think the white horse is symbolic?
• What is the dragon symbolizing?
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• What do you think is symbolic about Aladin's white outfit and Jafar's red & black one?
• The shadow that covers the princess and her father at the end of the clip is also symbolic. Why?
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Let's Identify Symbols in Film!
Let's Identify Symbols in Film!
• Watch this video clip.
• Watch this video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuwjulyW4Kc&feature=related
• What do you think the sword is symbolizing?
• In this clip we don't see the owl talk much, but in your experience, what does an owl symbolize?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDO5ea8MwgY&feature=related
• What is symbolic about the rushing rabbit in this clip?
HINT: What does it represent/remind you of in our own lives?
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Read this poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls
The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along these sands damp and brown
The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;
The little waves with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks, the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rides, the tide falls.
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Assignment:
• You will design your own logo!
• A logo is a symbol that companies and
organizations use to communicate who they are
and what they stand for.
• Think about how you would like to present
yourself to the world. What do you like to do?
What are your favorite colors? What kind of
music do you like? What are you good at?
• Incorporate these elements into a logo, or
symbol, that represents who you are.
• On a half sheet of white computer paper, draw
your symbol. Write two to five sentences
explaining how this logo symbolizes who you are.
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1) What does the speaker of this poem describe in the first scene?
2) In the second stanza, what happens to the footprints of the traveler?
3) Does the traveler make new footprints on the following day?
4) What do you think happened to the traveler?
5) Focus closer on the symbolism of the footprints. Have you ever heard the expression "Footprints on the sands of time."? What do you think the disappearing footprints are symbolizing?
­The disappearing footprints may symbolize the limited impact a human life has when compared with the vastness of time and nature.
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Extra Activity
Open your literature books
to p. 266.
Let's read these
paragraphs out loud.
In the middle of p. 267, it
reviews symbolism. Notice
how it shows freedom as a
symbol.
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Background
"The Red Guards" is an excerpt from Red Scarf Girl, a memoir by Ji‐li Jiang. A memoir is a book or story about real events from the author's life. Jiang grew up in Shanghai, China, in a wealthy family. In 1966, the Communist Chairman Mao Zedong began to change China's government and did not want anything left that represented "old" ideas, culture, customs and habits ‐‐ called "fourolds." The Red Guards were teenage students that were enlisted to help the government search for "fourolds" in houses. This went on for many years and destroyed millions of lives. The author tells her account of what happened to her and her family.
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Symbols
• As we read "The Red Guards," notice any symbols that are a part of the story and write them into your notes. • Watch for colors, objects and ideas that could "stand for" something else.
• Also watch for tone, suspense and descriptive language.
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Stands for...
• Finish reading "The Red Guards"
from where you left off.
• Complete the symbolism chart in
your notes for "The Red Guards".
• Complete the Reading Check
pg. 190-191 (in the green tub)
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