Novels often have a variety of themes, symbols, and motifs throughout that students can identify and analyze. All of these literary elements can be conveyed through characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination. In this activity, students will identify themes, symbols, and motifs in Wringer and illustrate examples from the text. Students can explore by identifying these elements themselves or in an “envelope activity”, where they are given one or more to track throughout their reading. Then, they'll create a spider map illustrating what they found! Teachers may ask students to illustrate multiple examples of a single theme, symbol, or motif, or illustrate one example for each.
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Objective: Create a storyboard that identifies recurring themes, symbols, or motifs found in the story. Illustrate each and write a short description below each cell.
Student Instructions:
Begin by explaining the concepts of themes, symbols, and motifs in literature and how they can be linked to character development. Define and provide examples of each concept. Introduce the novel "Wringer" and discuss how characters are central to identifying and understanding these elements.
Instruct students to choose one character from "Wringer" that they find compelling and want to analyze in the context of themes, symbols, and motifs. Have students read and take notes on the character's role, personality traits, and significant events in the story. Emphasize that character development often reveals the novel's themes, symbols, and motifs.
Provide materials for creating visual representations such as posters, digital design tools, or art supplies. Have students create visual displays that highlight the character's journey and how it reflects or is intertwined with the novel's themes, symbols, and motifs. Encourage students to use images, symbols, and text to convey the character's growth and their connection to these literary elements.
Allow students to present their character-centric displays to the class, explaining how the character's development aligns with themes, symbols, and motifs in "Wringer." After each presentation, engage in a class discussion about the interplay between character development and the deeper literary elements in the novel. Encourage students to compare and contrast different character perspectives and their contributions to the understanding of the story's themes, symbols, and motifs.
Begin by explaining the concepts of themes, symbols, and motifs in literature and how they can be linked to character development. Define and provide examples of each concept. Introduce the novel "Wringer" and discuss how characters are central to identifying and understanding these elements.
Instruct students to choose one character from "Wringer" that they find compelling and want to analyze in the context of themes, symbols, and motifs. Have students read and take notes on the character's role, personality traits, and significant events in the story. Emphasize that character development often reveals the novel's themes, symbols, and motifs.
Provide materials for creating visual representations such as posters, digital design tools, or art supplies. Have students create visual displays that highlight the character's journey and how it reflects or is intertwined with the novel's themes, symbols, and motifs. Encourage students to use images, symbols, and text to convey the character's growth and their connection to these literary elements.
Allow students to present their character-centric displays to the class, explaining how the character's development aligns with themes, symbols, and motifs in "Wringer." After each presentation, engage in a class discussion about the interplay between character development and the deeper literary elements in the novel. Encourage students to compare and contrast different character perspectives and their contributions to the understanding of the story's themes, symbols, and motifs.