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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Symbol Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of symbols in literature, followed by a chart. Students can use the chart to document their understanding of symbolism in a given piece of literature.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Symbolism Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Symbolism Art movement and its major artists such as Gustav Klimt and Edvard Munch.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Symbolism: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow that introduces symbolism. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Symbolism."
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Outsiders

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders and highlight characterization in blue, visualization in red, and symbolism in green.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A ten-part learning module with links to videos, websites, texts, and a quiz on figurative language simile, metaphor, idiom, cliche, symbolism, and more.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Symbolism in Poe's "Masque of the Red Death"

For Students 9th - 10th
A thirteen-part learning module including links to images, texts, videos, and web links for students to use while looking at the symbolism in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Masque of the Red Death."
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Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Symbolism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces symbols in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School: Symbolism, Tone, and Mood [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click through this PDF slideshow to learn what a symbol is and how symbolism is used in literature. Then learn about the difference between tone and mood and see examples of each in a poem.
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Other

Egyptian Symbols: Symbol List Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site proves to be a useful site which depicts frequently used Egyptian symbols; clicking on the symbol will provide its meaning and usage. The site also includes a glossary of Egyptian mythology.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Gustave Moreau

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of French Symbolist painter, Gustave Moreau.
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Curated OER

Symbolism in Visual Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay on visual symbolism in literature and art. Provides examples and nice images. Shows that visual images can have the same type of symbolism as literary works.
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Curated OER

Dictionary of Symbolism

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website you can look up symbols in a searchable index. For each symbol there is a brief explanation of its significance and links to other related symbols.
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Curated OER

Online Symbolism Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website you can look up symbols in a searchable index. For each symbol there is a brief explanation of its significance and links to other related symbols.