Sunday, December 2, 2012

Monday, December 3, Symbols & Allegory

Objective: By the end of class, students will create two power point slides according to guidelines  and print them to demonstrate comprehension of symbols and allegory.  Student will also practice new vocabulary / grammar.

DO NOW

Comprehend - verb - to understand
Comprehensible - adj - understandable
Comprehension - noun - to have an understanding

Write a sentence for each form of the word.

Direct Instruction

CHOICE of POWERPOINT - you may work in pairs - Choose ONE from the choices below. I prefer you to use Google Docs and share with me.  I will print them all as you complete them.

1. Masque of the Red Death

a. Create one visual slide using symbols and images that show comprehension that this story is an allegory for the black plague.
b. On the second slide, explain the visual collage in paragraph form.

Shakespeare's Seven Stages of Man

a. Create one visual slide using symbols and images that show comprehension that this poem is an extended metaphor for the stages of life.
b. On the second slide, explain the visual collage in paragraph form.

When complete, create a wordle that matches the above project.  You must save it s a PDF to your desktop and then send to me or share.  I will not be able to print it unless it is saved as a PDF.

Exit Pass

What word and image best symbolizes you?






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