These watercolor/oil pastel paintings were created by 5th grade students learning about symbolism. They chose a character from the book Wonder by R.J.Palacio and chose a symbol to represent that character. For example, a goose might represent a protective character or a gift for a generous character. The background text comes from the book and is presented as evidence for the character's attribute.
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Lesson PlanThis is the full lesson plan for the unit with connections to VAPA and ELA standards.
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RubricThis is one possible rubric for evaluating the project.
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General slide showThese are the slides that were used daily to progress the project
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Symbolism slide showThis has students think about what 10 images might symbolize.
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Avoiding cliché slideshowThis introduces students to the concept of "cliché" and how to avoid it.
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Character brainstormStudents brainstorm possible symbols for characters in the story "Wonder"
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Journal promptsWe have found students need to reflect on daily reading to best prepare for this project. If they have a journal of ideas, they are more ready to cite evidence and make symbolic representations of characters.
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VideosHere is a video about this project made for teachers by students. The video was made using Adobe Spark.
This video is a step-by-step guide to the lesson.
This is the goose practice image lesson
We recommend Prang brand watercolor sets and Pentel oil pastels.
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Artist StatementAn example artist statement assignment created for a 5th grade class studying the book "Wonder".
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