Symbolism and Mood Pyramids

The grade 7 author's techniques lessons continued with a study of symbolism and mood. Students reviewed symbolism and had to create a Mood Pyramid. Students chose a mood from a class list. They then had to think about what object, action, people, and setting most represent that mood. Students filled in the sides of their pyramids with images that represented each studying both mood and symbolism.

I have modified the online Plato course curriculum many times. The Author's Technique lesson is a worksheet that includes definitions and short answer responses for each. Instead of using that worksheet, I am using more interactive materials to teach the same concepts. Check back for info on the dialogue and description section of the Plato worksheet!

Student Mood Pyramids. 

Imagery Foldable

It's been a crazy few days. My students just returned from spring break and all are starting new units. Unit 3 for grade 7 starts with author's techniques and jumps to persuasive techniques for advertising. I've been trying to find creative ways to teach all to keep students engaged in these final weeks of school.

We started our author's technique lessons by studying imagery. Students created foldables that described their favorite foods. Underneath the folds, we drew and explained our favorites. We had just studied simple, compound and complex sentences, so students had to use all three in their explanation paragraphs.

We then shared them out and had a fun time trying to guess everyone's favorite foods!

Posted student "What is my favorite food?" Imagery Foldables

Student example. Yum! Ice cream!