To further our understanding of symbolism, we began to discuss abstract nouns. Each student was assigned a "secret" abstract noun and needed to draw a symbol to represent it.
JUSTICE
FRIENDSHIP
TRUST
LOYALTY
Today in class the illustrations were spread out amongst the desks and students recorded what they believed each drawing was intended to represent. They began to understand connotative meaning. What one symbol means to one person may not necessarily mean the same to another. They began to learn about different perspectives. In addition, they had the opportunity to explain their symbols and how their illustration relates to or represents their abstract noun. Their comfort level with symbolism has definitely increased and they should feel more confident as we begin to examine symbolism found in literature.
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