Literary Elements in Stamped

This Storyboard That activity is part of the lesson plans for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You




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Activity Overview

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You is filled with rich literary elements such as imagery, irony, metaphors, and similes. It also discusses many themes and symbols that are intertwined with various literary elements. These elements will come alive when you use a storyboard to analyze and describe them. In this activity, students will identify and explain examples of themes, symbolism, motifs, or figurative language from the novel. They should be sure to support their choices with details from the text.


Examples of Literary Elements in Stamped



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Objective: Create a storyboard that identifies literary elements (themes, motifs, symbolism, figurative language, etc.) found in Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. Illustrate each literary element you find in the text and write a short description below each cell.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify the literary elements from Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You you wish to include and type them in the title box at the top.
  3. Create an image for examples that represent each literary element using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
  4. Write a description of each of the examples in the black text box.
  5. Save and exit when you're done.


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