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273 resources with the concept symbolism

Why Is This Painting so Shocking? Video

Why Is This Painting so Shocking?

5 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewGuernica stands as a masterpiece of anti-war art. The narrator of a short video examines the images in Picasso's massive, complex, and disturbing painting and offers an explanation of what the images may symbolize.
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Frida Kahlo: The Woman Behind the Legend Video

Frida Kahlo: The Woman Behind the Legend

4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewFrida Kahlo: Artist, political activist, champion of Mexican folk culture. Introduce your students to this amazing woman with a short video that details her life, her passions, and her vibrant paintings.
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Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37 Video

Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37

12 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Video 37 in the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist discusses surrealism, as well as symbolism and dadaism in the world of theater. Playwrights the narrator discusses include Maurice Maeterlinck, Paul Fort, Lugne Poe, and Andre...
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Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match: Crash Course Theater #33 Video

Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match: Crash Course Theater #33

13 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Two European playwrights of the nineteenth century shared a love of theater—but also happened to be enemies. Viewers learn of the differences between Henrik Isben of Norway and August Strindberg of Sweden and how their rivalry changed...
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Creating Suspense Lesson 2: Analyzing Literary Devices in "The Lottery" Lesson Plan

Creating Suspense Lesson 2: Analyzing Literary Devices in "The Lottery"

9th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
Looking for a complete lesson plan that does not require searching for additional materials? Creating Suspense Lesson 2 offers just that. After reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," scholars analyze the literary devices the author...
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Creating Suspense Lesson 1: Analyzing Literary Devices in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Lesson Plan

Creating Suspense Lesson 1: Analyzing Literary Devices in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Rather than a whodunit, "The Masque of the Red Death" is the perfect story to analyze how Poe combines literary devices to create the suspense that grips readers. The richly detailed lesson is carefully scaffolded, moving from teacher...
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Flag Day Worksheet

Flag Day

8th - 12th
Why is the United States flag such an important symbol to America that it gets its own day to celebrate it? Pupils read a passage that discusses the symbolism and significance of the American flag. Following the reading, they answer quiz...
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Macbeth: Study Guide Activities & Project

Macbeth: Study Guide

5th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Murder, betrayal, and three witches—sounds like a modern-day thriller. It's actually Macbeth, and a helpful study guide helps scholars explore paraphrasing, imagery, and themes. Next, learners conduct research to compare titles of...
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Locating Archetypes in Pop Culture, Literature, and Life Lesson Plan

Locating Archetypes in Pop Culture, Literature, and Life

11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Archetypes help readers connect literature to the world around them. A lesson plan uses elements of pop culture to teach about archetypal traits of common characters  and discuss issues of perception and other literary devices. At the...
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John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath — Independent Reading Handouts & Reference

John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath — Independent Reading

11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Lies, deceit, betrayal, criminality: these topics are just a few of the reasons that John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath has captivated people since its 1939 publication. Scholars begin the lesson by reading background...
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Touching Spirit Bear: The Literary Mandala Lesson Plan

Touching Spirit Bear: The Literary Mandala

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Even someone with a dark side can make a good decision—and vice versa. Readers explore Cole's traits and decisions in Ben Mikaelson's Touching Spirit Bear and analyze his sunside and shadowside. They identify a symbol that best...
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The Hobbit Activities & Project

The Hobbit

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
From dragons to dwarves, from riddles to rings, the great adventure story of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has captivated generations of readers of all ages. An educator's guide explores the novel's literary elements, including the...
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Unmasking the Truth Behind the Red Death Lesson Plan

Unmasking the Truth Behind the Red Death

9th - 11th
CCSS: Adaptable
"The Masque of the Red Death" provides readers with an opportunity to research and plan a presentation about a topic related to Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story. 
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A Search for Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Lesson Plan

A Search for Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
After reading The Great Gatsby, groups return to the text and note passages where Fitzgerald uses symbols and color imagery in his narrative. They then develop a presentation that explains the context, the implications, and possible...
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Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar Presentation

Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar

11th - 12th
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
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Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? Video

Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?

6 mins 11th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
What is Bloomsday? Why would thousands travel to Dublin on this day to visit sites depicted in a novel that is ridiculously hard to read? Why even bother with reading such a book? Find out by viewing a short video that suggests the...
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Introducing Symbols–The Beach Lesson Plan

Introducing Symbols–The Beach

9th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
Looking for a way to introduce class members to the concept of symbolism and multiple levels of meaning? Readers examine two different passages about the beach and consider how the writers use concrete objects, and places to represent...
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Teaching Shakespeare: Sonnet 73 Lesson Plan
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Teaching Shakespeare: Sonnet 73

9th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
It's that time of year to consider how Shakespeare selects his images and structures his Sonnet 73 to develop the meaning of the poem. Class members examine the rhyme scheme, the indented lines, the conceit, and the images used in each...
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Motivating the Population: Propaganda during World War I Lesson Plan

Motivating the Population: Propaganda during World War I

11th
CCSS: Adaptable
How did the government garner support for World War I? As part of a study of The War to End All Wars, class members analyze propaganda posters from the time and identify the persuasive devises use to generate sympathy and support....
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Metaphors, Similes, Symbolism - Oh My!
11 Item

Metaphors, Similes, Symbolism - Oh My!

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Put some flavor and zest into your middle schoolers' writing with a collection on figurative language. With worksheets, presentations, projects, and lesson plans, you'll be sure to find something perfect for your writing unit.
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Lord of the Flies: The End of Innocence
12 Item

Lord of the Flies: The End of Innocence

7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Boys become beasts in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Explore their progressive transition with a collection of materials for a novel unit, including a presentation with background information, lessons on literary elements from the book, and reading assessments.
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The Catcher in the Rye Worksheet

The Catcher in the Rye

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Learning more about Holden Caulfield's worldview and state of mind is an integral part of understanding J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. A thorough packet of materials pertaining to the unit allow learners to build prior knowledge...
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Marc Chagall / Magic Realism Lesson Plan

Marc Chagall / Magic Realism

3rd - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Surrealistic painters like Marc Chagall and Wendy Rouse show viewers an expansive world in a small area. Young artists have a opportunity to create their own surrealistic paintings in response to a study of works by Chagall and Rouse.
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The Role of a Monarch (key stage 2 and 3) Lesson Plan

The Role of a Monarch (key stage 2 and 3)

3rd - 8th
What makes a good monarch? Elementary and middle schoolers examine popular symbols of the British monarchy before designing a television advertisement about the qualities needed in a monarch. Next, they write poems using metaphors and...
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