Illustrating Symbols in Esperanza Rising

This Storyboard That activity is part of the lesson plans for Esperanza Rising




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Activity Overview

Themes, symbols, and motifs come alive when you use a storyboard. In this activity, students will identify a theme, symbol, or motif from the novel and design an image or scene as illustration. Below each square, they should explain their scene’s significance. The example storyboard discusses the symbolism behind Papa’s roses. Other symbols, themes, and motifs include the following:


Themes


Symbols


Motifs


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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that identifies and explains one symbol from the text.


  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Type in the symbol in the title box.
  3. Illustrate an example of the symbol.
  4. In the description box, describe the importance of the symbol.


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