Symbolism Strategy Lesson (Grades 3+)

In this four-day lesson plan, students will learn or review the concept of symbolism using multiple texts. This unit teaches students that symbolism is an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning using the Gradual Release of Responsibility instructional model. The Symbolism Strategy Lesson includes the following texts:

• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
• This is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson
• Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
• Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
• Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
• The Lorax by Dr. Suess

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