Odyssey Symbolism (6)
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Yelva Jones
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TARGET SEL SKILL
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Open Ended
What is a symbol in literature?
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Analyze text in order to interpret symbols by completing multiple choice and open ended responses with at least 70% accuracy.
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Multiple Choice
Match the symbol with its figurative meaning.
a white flag
peace and love
surrender and humility
love and compassion
freedom and unity
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Multiple Choice
Match the symbol with its figurative meaning.
red heart
love and compassion
peace and love
surrender and humility
freedom and unity
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Multiple Choice
Match the symbol with its figurative meaning.
An American flag
surrender and humility
freedom and unity
peace and love
love and compassion
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Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey
Stranger,
you are no longer what you were just now!
Your cloak is new; even your skin! You are
one of the gods who rule the sweep of heaven!
Be kind to us, we’ll make you fair oblation
and gifts of hammered gold. Have mercy on us!”
What is the symbol?
the gold gifts
the ruling gods
the new cloak
the kind stranger
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Open Ended
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
Stranger,
you are no longer what you were just now!
Your cloak is new; even your skin! You are
one of the gods who rule the sweep of heaven!
Be kind to us, we’ll make you fair oblation
and gifts of hammered gold. Have mercy on us!”
What is the symbolism of the new cloak?
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Open Ended
Written Response
(Answer in complete sentences)
What is one symbol you learned today and what does the symbol represent?
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