05.

06 Finding the Symbolism

Poetry packs big ideas into small packages. In this assignment, you’ll use your selected narrative text to brainstorm symbols that you’d use if you were to turn your book
into a narrative poem. You will not be writing a poem for this assignment.

Note: the symbols you come up with should be unique and based on what you think best represents each element of the plot, not a symbol that is used in the text.

Part 1: What’s Your Text?

Bold or put a star * by the narrative text you’re reading for Module 5.

● Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl ● The War of the Worlds

● Black Beauty ● Untwine

● White Fang

Part 2: Symbolism Scrapbook

If you were to transform your text into a narrative poem, which symbols would you select to illustrate the protagonist, conflict, setting, and plot? You may create a
symbol or locate a picture online. Include the symbol and an explanation.

Copy/paste your symbol in this In at least three sentences, name You must use cited textual evidence
column. your symbol and explain why you to support your choice. Cite by page
selected this symbol to represent or chapter (either in-text or
the element. parenthetical).

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 Protagonist

Conflict

Setting

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 Plot

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Rubric
On Target Almost There Needs Improvement
Part 1: 5 points 0 points
Highlight ● I highlighted my Module 5 ● I did not highlight my
Your narrative text. Module 5 narrative text.
Narrative
Text
Part 2: 10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points
Protagonist ● I included a symbol that ● I included a symbol that ● I may be missing a
Symbol embodies a characteristic or embodies a symbol to represent my
trait of my text’s protagonist characteristic or trait of protagonist
● I insightfully and effectively my text’s protagonist ● I may be missing an
explained why I selected the ● I attempted to explain explanation of the
symbol for my protagonist why I selected the symbol

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 ● I included evidence from my symbol for my ● I may be missing
selected text to support the protagonist, but the evidence of why the
reason(s) I chose the symbol connection may be symbol I chose is
unclear connected to my
● I attempted to cite protagonist
evidence of why the
symbol I chose is
connected but it is
unclear, or I am missing
evidence from my text

Part 2: 10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points

Conflict ● I included a symbol that ● I included a symbol that ● I may be missing a
Symbol embodies a characteristic or embodies a symbol to represent the
trait of my text’s conflict characteristic or trait of conflict in my text
● I insightfully and effectively my text’s conflict ● I may be missing an
explained why I selected the ● I attempted to explain explanation of the
symbol for my text’s conflict why I selected the symbol
● I included evidence from my symbol for the conflict, ● I may be missing
selected text to support the but the connection may evidence of why the
reason(s) I chose the symbol be unclear symbol I chose is
● I attempted to cite connected to the conflict
evidence of why the
symbol I chose is
connected but it is
unclear, or I am missing
evidence from my text

Part 2: 10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points

Setting ● I included a symbol that ● I included a symbol that ● I may be missing a
Symbol embodies a characteristic or embodies a symbol to represent the
trait of my text's setting characteristic or trait of setting in my text
my text's setting

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 ● I insightfully and effectively ● I attempted to explain ● I may be missing an
explained why I selected the why I selected the explanation of the
symbol for my text's setting symbol for the setting, symbol
● I included evidence from my but the connection may ● I may be missing
selected text to support the be unclear evidence of why the
reason(s) I chose the symbol ● I attempted to cite symbol I chose is
evidence of why the connected to the conflict
symbol I chose is
connected but it is
unclear, or I am missing
evidence from my text

Part 2: 10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points

Plot Symbol ● I included a symbol that ● I included a symbol that ● I may be missing a
embodies a characteristic or embodies a symbol to represent the
trait of my text’s plot characteristic or trait of plot in my text
● I insightfully and effectively my text’s plot ● I may be missing an
explained why I selected the ● I attempted to explain explanation of the
symbol for my text’s plot why I selected the symbol
● I included evidence from my symbol for the plot, but ● I may be missing
selected text to support the the connection may be evidence of why the
reason(s) I chose the symbol unclear symbol I chose is
● I attempted to cite connected to the plot
evidence of why the
symbol I chose is
connected but it is
unclear, or I am missing
evidence from my text

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