Bellwork for January 29, 2013 Take any handouts from the back counter. Write in your agenda. …identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases or clauses). …determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun within context. …identify symbolism within context. Begin day 23 Caught’ya! I will be walking around to check them in five minutes!

Day 23 orson always whispered malevolent things under his breath in my direction too she sighed and he called me a suck up. unfortunately the teacher never caught him doing it

Vocabulary for Week 8 malevolent– (adjective) Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

I can… …determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun within context. …identify symbolism within context.

Symbolism in Literature Layers of Meaning

What Symbols Stand For A symbol is often an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.

We use a rectangle of dyed cloth to symbolize a country.

We use a picture of a skull and crossbones to symbolize poison or danger. We send red roses as a symbol of love.

What does the lion represent? A lion is often a symbol of power, courage, and domination. Once these qualities were associated with the animal, images of lions appeared on flags, banners, coats of arms and castle walls The lion became a public symbol that shows up in art and literature, even today!

People throughout history have endowed ordinary objects with meanings far beyond their simple meaning: Five linked rings symbolize the Olympics A crown symbolizes royalty An olive branch symbolizes peace

Invented Symbols Writers often take a new object, character, or event and make it the embodiment of some human concern. Some invented symbols in literature have become so widely known that they often have gained the status of public symbols. What is the symbol for our school? For example: Peter Pan is a symbol for eternal childhood

Why Create Symbols? You may ask why writers don’t just come right out and say what they mean. Symbols allow writers to suggest layers and layers of meaning-possibilities that a simple, literal statement could never convey. A symbol is like a pebble cast into a pond: It sends out ever widening ripples of meaning

Symbols have multiple interpretations. Depending on the context, cultural meanings, and personal experience, symbols may carry different meanings. You may not be able to articulate fully what a certain symbol means, but you will always find that the symbol will speak to your emotions and to your imagination. You may also find that you will remember and think about the symbol long after you have forgotten other parts.

Symbolism in Literature Symbolism is used to provide meaning beyond what is actually being described Plot and action are one level in the story or poem; symbolism is another level. Symbolism often represents the theme on a physical level. Example: A storm occurring when there is a conflict or high emotions Example: Transition from day to night= move from good to evil

Example from Literature Harry Potter– Contains many examples of symbolism with many different interpretations. One clear example of symbolism is with the houses. Snow White- What does the apple symbolize?

What is Symbolism? Symbolism is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.

“I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth Wordsworth is a British poet. The poem is based on an experience that he had with his sister and constant companion, Dorothy, on April 15, 1802. Fortunately for us, Dorothy kept a journal, and she wrote about the day that she and her brother unexpectedly came across a "crowd" of daffodils: The wind was furious... the Lake was rough... When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow park we saw a few daffodils close to the water side, we fancied that the lake had floated the seeds ashore & that the little colony had so sprung up -- But as we went along there were more & yet more & at last under the boughs of the trees, we saw that there was a long belt of them along the shore, about the breadth of a country turnpike road. I never saw daffodils so beautiful they grew among the mossy stones about & about them, some rested their heads upon these stones as on a pillow for weariness & the rest tossed & reeled & danced & seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind that blew upon them over the Lake, they looked so gay ever glancing ever changing. As the journal notes, it was a stormy day, which you’d never guess from reading the poem. She later writes that it rained on them, and they had to go home. Wordsworth didn’t write this poem until 1804, and it was published in 1807

This poem contains many different examples of figurative language. With your group, find at least three examples. Label them on your group’s copy of the poem. Then, explain what each example of figurative language means. Write in complete sentences! Now, identify and label the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Symbolism in “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” What do the daffodils symbolize in this poem? What does the cloud symbolize?

On your own… Answer the following questions on your paper: 1. Wordsworth felt that the little moments in life could be the most profound. Do you agree with him? Why or why not? 2. What could be a theme of this poem? Then, answer the multiple choice questions over the poem.

I can… …determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun within context. …identify symbolism within context.

Exit Ticket On the note card, answer the multiple choice questions over “Rattler.” Make sure to pay close attention to the symbolism question!

I can… …identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases or clauses).

Sentence Combining Gallery Walk Take out a clean piece of notebook paper and your sentence combining notes. Clear your desks of everything else. You will be rotating around the room combining the sentences at each station. There may be no more than three people at a station at a time. It is your responsibility to combine all sentences– there are fourteen total!

I can… …identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases or clauses).

What is the best way to combine the following sentences? Exit Ticket What is the best way to combine the following sentences? 1. Tendonitis is one of the most common causes of acute pain in rock climbers. Tendonitis affects the shoulders, elbows, forearms, and fingers.  Affecting the shoulders, elbows, forearms, and fingers, tendonitis is one of the most common causes of acute pain in rock climbers.  Tendonitis affects the shoulders, elbows, forearms, and fingers, and is one of the most common causes of acute pain in rock climbers.  Rock climbers commonly have acute pain in their shoulders, elbows, forearms, and fingers.  One of the most common causes of acute pain in rock climbers, tendonitis affects the shoulders, elbows, forearms, and fingers.


What is the best way to combine the following sentences? Exit Ticket What is the best way to combine the following sentences? 2. Tendonitis has a few common causes. One of the common causes of tendonitis is to repeat an intense, awkward movement over and over.  Tendonitis has a few common causes, and one of these causes is to repeat an intense, awkward movement over and over.  You can get tendonitis when you repeat an intense, awkward movement over and over.  To repeat a movement over and over is to risk getting tendonitis.  Repeating an intense, awkward movement over and over is one of the few common causes of tendonitis.