1. Agenda 12/4 Vocabulary Journal “The Minister’s Black Veil” Quiz
“The Minister’s Black Veil” Symbolism Activity
Homework:
Study for Vocabulary Quiz
Finish any remaining Annotations

2. Journal
In a __ world, where fairytales come to life, a little boy is __ as kind. No one knows where he came from not how he came to this world, but because his behavior was __, he became ruler of the creature. They __ him for his __ attitude, which they saw as wisdom. Their __ for his reign was __ for him and he grew arrogant and cruel. The creatures loved him so much, the didn’t realize he had started to __ their powers, __ a prophecy that wasn’t suppose to come true until the distant future. This prophecy __ an __ for the subjects of the kingdom. Chaos ruled the boy’s castle, with subject complaining and asking for the king to __ them from this disaster. This __ the king’s cruelty. After a while, the calamity was too much for the king, __ a heart condition that he genetically inherited from his father, causing him to have a heart attack. The creatures loved him so much that even if he ruined their lives, they had a grand funeral for him, giving a heartwarming __ of his accomplishments, even if their were few to name. They all __ to never allow another human to become kin, allowing the boy to __ what can happen with too much power.

3. Journal
John has been __ after he was found guilty for killing a senator in cold blood. Because of the __ evidence, there was no chance that he would be innocent. John __ his situation by lying to the court and being caught in his lies. The __ senator was an old colleague from school. The reason why John killed him was __. People said that even at the Senator’s wedding John was telling a kind __ about his friend. The hard and long days in court were __,for everyone, except for John who sat there as if he didn’t care. There was not any emotion in his cold and scary face. The __ story that he told the court had the same credibility as, “pigs are flying over the capital city.” Therefore, everyone __ that he lied. The fact that John tried to __ during the days in court, showed that there was absolutely nothing true to what he told the judge and jury. Today, the defense attorneys’ strategy is use to __ how one shouldn’t defend in court. A few days after John’s execution his funeral occurred. Only his mother came to read a __ about him and she cried.

4. Behind the Veil Activity
Veil will be lifted to reveal an object
Students will brainstorm what abstract concept the object could symbolize.
NOT REQUIRED: Owner of the object can explain the true meaning behind the object.

5. Symbolism
An object that is used to represent an abstract concept.

6. Behind the Veil Activity
OBJECT: Glue Bottle
ABSTRACT MEANING:
Immobility (Being stuck)
Blame (sticking someone with the blame)
Guilt (a wrongdoing being stuck in your mind)
EXPLANATION:
Having been stuck in the same job for over a year, a woman tells her boss about the laziness of her coworkers to get ahead. However, while she does get a raise, it also results in her friend being fired.

7. Symbolism in “TMBV” 10 MINUTES…
Select one symbol (groups may not repeat each other)
Draw a picture of the symbol
Write & Cite the Line
One sentence explanation of the meaning
When done, tape symbol on the board